Portimao MotoGP Test: Are RNF Aprilia’s Raul Fernandez and Miguel Oliveira set to shock factory riders?

Raul Fernandez and Miguel Oliveira sizzled on day-one of the Portimao MotoGP Test, begging the question whether they could challenge the factory Aprilia duo in 2023.
Raul Fernandez, RNF Aprilia MotoGP Portimao 2023
Raul Fernandez, RNF Aprilia MotoGP Portimao 2023

Fernandez and Oliveira were split by just 0.006s as they finished fifth and sixth on a day where MotoGP champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia led the way.

Bagnaia was the only rider to set a sub🅘 1m 39s lap time, however, the performances from Fernandez and Oliveira’s were arguably just as impressive.

"I’m really happy about the work we did today," said Fernandez. "This morning was a bit complicated, but my team did an amazing job. They tried one solution for me, which work✨ed out nice. 

"I could start to enjoy riding again and I’m very happy to end today in fifth. My pace was good and this is very important foܫr us at the mo♉ment. 

"Now I have to continue to understand the bike even be♕tte🏅r, I’m not at 100% yet."

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales was the quickest Aprilia after finishing third, and while factory teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro als⛎o showed speed despite arm pump issues, the RNF duo continue to look like real threats to them.

Fernandez, who after enduring a nightmare season with Tech 3 K🔥TM, has openly admitted that the feelings inside Aprilia has hᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚelped him re-find his best form.

For Oliveira, the switch onto🍒 last season’s RS-GP22 has come at a time where he and the bike appear ready to challenge for podiums, something KTM are still seemingly not ready to do with the same level of 📖consistency. 

Miguel
Miguel

Olive💛ira achieved his P6 finish despite not setting a time attack run, the꧒refore leading us to believe that even more pace is yet to come.

"Today was a great day," added Oliveira. "I feel really good on the bike. We didn’t do a💎ny ti﷽me attack, but we are still very competitive. 

"There⛄fore, I’m really looking forward to tomorrow. I’ll try to get even more speed out of the Aprilia RS-GP and try to get even more comfortable aboard the bike."

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