Aprilia was the start in last season’s Catalan GP and there is hope that the manufacturer does the same again this year, that is the belief of Wilco Zeelenberg who said that Miguel Oliveira is being fast despite still needing to make a step, just like Trackhouse Racing itself.
The Team Manager of the american based Aprilia satellite recalled the good result of 2023, with the #88 to be also on his mind and he sees is the Catalunya circuit the place for him to show what he can do: ‘We’re now heading to the Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona and it’s always nice to go there – a special circuit with a long history. Last year, our machines were working very well in Barcelona, so we are looking forward to repeating that pace. Looking back to what we achieved there last year, it makes you wonder where the potential is and what we can achieve this year, especially as we have had a couple of good races recently, even though Miguel couldn’t finish the last race in France, but we are consistently fast and we want to make a step – I think Barcelona is a good place to do that’.
Zeelenberg then recalled the great performance from Aleix Espargaró last year, with the portuguese also to remembered as he did well: ‘Aleix winning there last year was remarkable and a very strong performance, but also the race that Miguel had last year in Barcelona was very good’.
He then switched his speech for Raúl Fernández: ‘Raúl’s got one of his home rounds, on Spanish soil, so that will help with some extra motivation and we are really interested to see what both boys are able to do this week’.
