The brutal honesty of MotoGP’s most at-risk rider

“I don't know what's go🅠ing to happen next year, but we have half ౠa year left."

Augusto Fernandez, MotoGP, Qatar MotoGP, 8 March
Augusto Fernandez, MotoGP, Qatar MotoGP, 8 March

The rider likeliest to find himself without a MotoGP bike next season appears to be Augusto Fernandezꩵ.

The 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2025 MotoGP rider line-up wi♍ll feature a new-look KTM factory duo of Brad Binder and Pedro Acosta, with Maverick Vinales and Enea Bastianini at Tech3.

Jac🥃k Miller and Fernandez are, as a result, out of the door.

"Right now I'm in🌄 the worst situation,” Fernandez told  about his dire form before news broke that he would be replaced.

“I knꦬow 🐬I have a lot more. There's more than half a year left.

“So... it can be torture.

“I don't know what's going to happen next year, but w🅠e have half a year left.

“I don't see myself having such a bad time all that time🔯.

“So we have to try to draw😼 strength and turn the situation around, because there is 𓄧a lot of good information from the other riders that we can copy.

“We have to try to have a go🌱od time in the remainder of the season and next year we'll see where we'll be. But at least turn this around.”

KTM showe𓂃d huge faith in Fernandez a year ago when, faced with a choice to demote him or Pol Espargaro, they picked the moreಞ experienced rider.

But Acosta’s sensational rookie year a🐈t Tech3🔴 has made life difficult for teammate Fernandez.

Fernandez was the Moto2 champi🔯on in 2022 but hasn’t been able to show his top form in the premier class.

Now on the lookout for a new role next season, o🦋pportuniti💟es on the MotoGP grid are few and far between.

Gresini need a replacement♍ for Marc Marquez, Trackhouse might opt to change eithe😼r of their current riders.

Honda and Yamaha already have mo⭕re exp♚erienced options.

The rumour mill suggests F❀ernandez could be looking at a future in World Superbikes unless, in the remainder of this year, he can suddenly find form.

He should be reminded that Fabio di Giannantonio saved his MotoGP career unexpectedly last year when, out of a job and with no new op🐻tion on🌸 the table, he burst into the form of his life.

Fernandez 🍃might need something similar to continue in MotoGP.

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