Raúl Fernandez finished the Qatar GP in 17th position. After surprising on Friday with 1st place in free practice and qualifying in 9th position, the CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team rider was unable to be competitive in Sunday’s race and ended up not scoring a single point.
In his debrief, Raúl Fernández revealed his disappointment after showing so much potential over the weekend.
– ‘ Honestly, I expected a lot more. I believe 100% that Michelin did the right thing with the tire pressure rule, but it’s difficult for us to balance the bike like that. On lap 3 or 4 I couldn’t lean the bike or brake. When the tires get like that we’re done and we can’t keep up with the pace of the other riders. We need a solution to this, we’re in MotoGP and we don’t need to have this kind of problem, because we came here and gave it our all and we had the potential to do much better. I’ve always said that Aprilia has the potential and our team has everything to be at the top of the table. I’ve always had a good pace this weekend, but today’s race was a disaster.