After the best qualifying ever in Moto2, Miguel Oliveira was about to do his best race in this category, when he suffered a fall in the 4th stage of the Championship. After a great startup, and being able to keep his position in the first minutes when so many fighting were happening, the Portuguese managed to be in front of several experienced riders like Thomas Luthi or even the champion of the category. Step by step, he reached the 6th place which was able to keep for almost all the race of 27 laps. And it was only when 6 laps are missing that in the curve 4 the Portuguese from Leopard Racing suffered a fall.
“I knew it was going to be a tough race, and besides knowing that I had the pace to be in the front I wasn’t expecting to be so well placed. When 6 laps were missing I realized that I would not be able to be develop more, so I decided not to take more risks. Then I made one mistake in the curve 4m, when just 6 laps were missing to finish the race and I fell. Nevertheless it was a good race. Unfortunately I couldn’t finish the race that it was going to be my best race so far.” He explains.
After a weekend with many learnings and positive results, the rider from Almada takes positive aspects from this GP of Jerez de La Frontera. “I took very positive things, I had most of the time in the front of the champion of the world and of very other experienced riders like Thomas Luthi. I rather fall trying something good than fall in 20th or 16th.”
In the 4th stage of the World Moto GP Championship there were a lot of portuguese who went to Jerez de La Frontera to support the portuguese rider: “I have no words to describe the gratitude I have for all of the portuguese who came here to support me. I would say that I saw at least one portuguese flag in every stand. Thank you so much to all the portuguese and I hope to be able to give them a good result soon.”
The next GP will be in two weeks in the french circuit of Le Mans.
