MotoGP | Sepang Test Day 2, Miguel Oliveira: “I'm having a bit of difficulty at the moment”

MotoGP Test Sepang Aprilia Trackhouse Racing – Miguel Oliveira closed the second day of IRTA testing in 2024 at the Sepang circuit with the 19th time.

After a long and intense day of pre-season testing in Sepang, Aprilia rider Miguel Oliveira shared his reflections on the bike's performance. Oliveira highlighted the team's methodical approach in testing a number of solutions, while admitting he doesn't feel completely comfortable on the bike at the moment.

Despite the current difficulties in finding the right feeling, the Portuguese rider praised the work done in the garage, contributing valuable feedback for the improvement of the bike. Oliveira identified cornering speed as one of the critical aspects to improve, focusing efforts on this key point to reduce the time gap.

Statements Miguel Oliveira Test Sepang MotoGP 2024

“It's been a long day. We had short stops and tried a lot of things just to understand the bike better. Finally, to summarize the end of the day; I don't have much feeling at the moment and I'm having a bit of difficulty understanding how I can push and go faster. However I think I gave good feedback in the box. We'll sit down tonight and see what we can improve for tomorrow. Certainly one of the most important points for me with this bike was the cornering speed and that's where I lose the most time. We're working on it. At this moment the important thing is to know how to go fast because we have a good lap from Aleix (Espargaro). In terms of pace we're not that far away, but we weren't able to make a good time attack, so we're missing about a second ahead.”