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Starting from the penultimate row of the grid at the Misano circuit, Raul Fernandez failed to make much of a dent in this Saturday afternoon's Sprint Race having not gone beyond the 17th position. What made him dissatisfied, however, was not so much the placing itself as the lack of competitiveness of his Aprilia.
"It was a difficult day, not only for me, but for all the Noale riders. We have to understand why we are slower than 2023. I personally improved because yesterday I was 1"3 slower than the other RS-GPs, while today I had a deficit of just three tenths, however, it is not enough," he expressed disappointment.
"In the race I was there, but in the duel with Zarco I lost a couple of positions. Let's say that our slowness is what weighs on me the most and at the moment it is incomprehensible. We have to analyze the reasons why compared to last year we have not made progress," he continued in the outburst.
The 2024 version seems to struggle both when grip is scarce as at Aragon and when it is plentiful as at Simoncelli. "That makes me worried about the rest of the season. There is nothing to say except that the data shows that we are not fast, and not just on my side of the box. Ours is a bike is complicated to interpret, I am slowly getting closer to the officials, but we need something more."
The question at this point is whether the current situation is the merit of the competition, or the demerit of the Venetian manufacturer. "I don't know if the others have made progress or us a step backward. What is certain is that compared to last championship we have not moved forward," he concluded sternly.
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