The Tech3-KTM rider was able to ride two pre-season test days last November in Jerez, and another three this week in the shakedown for testers and rookies held in Sepang, but in none of those outings was he able to coincide with Marc Márquez , which this weekend will be on the Malaysian track in the official tests held by MotoGP.
This Friday, Raúl Fernández attended the media from the Sepang Circuit prior to the start of the weekend’s tests, in which he will focus on continuing to accumulate kilometers at the handlebars of the RC16 ahead of his long-awaited debut this season in the queen category.
The Spaniard was able to rest on Thursday after three long training sessions from Monday to Wednesday, and with a calm outlook, Fernández sticks to his conclusions.
“I was able to rest on Thursday and the truth is that I needed it. After three days so intense and with so many laps in the test, we have already returned to the circuit this Friday to analyze a little everything we did, the positive things and the not they were so great. The conclusion is that we must continue in this same progression and that is the most important thing and what we are left with. We are going to continue with the mind of continuing to learn these next two days”.
Raúl had a strong relationship last year with the technical team on his side of the box, despite only spending one season with them. This year he debuts a completely new crew, with whom he is getting to know and adapt.
“I am very happy with the technical part of the team, we are working very well and they give me a lot of confidence. We also have Esteban (García, KTM sports coordinator) and he is a great support, I think one of the best things that KTM has done is to bring Esteban, I am very happy to have him, he knows how to work very well with the riders, for me it is a pleasure to work with a person like him”, he pointed out in reference to the former Maverick Viñales technical chief at Yamaha, now at KTM working with young pilots.
Fernández is, without a doubt, one of the most powerful young talents in Spanish motorcycling, and this weekend, for the first time, he will be able to coincide on a track with a MotoGP bike with the Spanish rider who has won the most, Marc Márquez .
“It’s important to meet someone like that, he knows a lot, today he’s the best in this sport, especially in recent years. It’s always important to learn new things and I’m sure I can learn something with him on the track”.
The Tech3 driver did not complete any mock races or excessively long runs during this week’s shakedown.
“We are focused on learning to ride this bike, which is very difficult, in that it changes everything. We continue with our plan, which is to continue learning and we will go out on the track with that objective, to improve a little every day”, settled the rider from San Martin de la Vega .
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