Month: February 2016

At the presentation event of Leopard Racing in Gallano, Italy, Miguel Oliveira explained how he feels comfortable with the new team and confident to face the new season on board of his Kalex. The event was shared through the rider´s new official website by livestreaming for all fans and friends. Something clearly important for the Portuguese pilot. The new official website Miguel Oliveira was developed by Brandit, the same company that developed the website for the Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.

During the press conference, Miguel Oliveira, stressed the importance of joining forces with his former adversary: ​​"For me it is extremely positive to have Danny beside me because he is a high level pilot, and I think that being in the same team will be beneficial to both, pulling each other and allowing me to be faster when he is faster than me and vice versa. It is very good to have such a strong team of pilots, and a technical team I trust fully, expecting with this a great season! "Finishes off the Portuguese.

The team managers Miodrag Kotur and Stefen Kiefer will lead the team under the purview of the technical supervision of Christian Lundberg. Technical team reinforced the intention of Leopard Racing sitting in the front row in the competition, in his debut in Moto2, which will begin on March 20 in Qatar.

Regarding the new website according to Miguel Oliveira, the new website meets the demand of vast majority of fans and interested of this sport are looking for when they access his official channels, "Over time I have tried to respond to the needs of my fans and supporters, so I searched for the best service.Brandit is undoubtedly the leading company in national and international web market, and the proof is Cristiano Ronaldo. I think the format in which we decided to proceed, it is quite attractive and will undoubtedly engage with all those who support me unconditionally "explains.

After the crash on the entrance to the Angel Nieto curve, in the circuit of Jerez de La Frontera, which spelled the end of the last day of pre-season private practice and a fracture in the 4th and 5th finger of the right hand, Miguel Oliveira discussed with his personal physician and an expert, Dr. Gonçalo Morais Sarmento, the severity of the injury suffered and chose not to conduct any surgery.

As had been diagnosed initially in the premises of the medical center of the Andalusian circuit, the pilot from Almada (Portugal) fractured the 4th and 5th right finger after a fall in private testing of Leopard Racing. Despite the most appropriate recovery demands a surgical intervention, the driver considers that at this point it should not be performed, explains:

"I pondered the surgery but I'm not willing to do it for now. The issue is the loss of mobility of the fingertip, especially in extension, so I do not consider it serious. I think it is not something that can harm me in the future when you have to perform dentistry or to ride the bike, therefore I´m calm. I have been preparing physically to be fit for this new challenge and I will not let this little setback stop me." Said the pilot when leaving the appointment with the specialist physician.

The IRTA official tests are scheduled for the first days of March in the Andalusia circuit and the Portuguese driver will be present.

After the private sessions of the pre-season preparation for the MotoGP World Championship, the Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira ended the last of three testing sessions with a positive outcome, claiming to be confident with the team and their way of work. He also stated to be feeling increasingly good with his Kalex Honda. After Barcelona, Valencia (where he run very close to the circuit’ record) and Jerez de La Frontera, the rider ended this testing tour satisfied with the progress and work made. Nevertheless, the last workout in the Andalusian track promoted by Leopard Racing was reduced from two to one day due to weather conditions and one crash that lead to a small fracture in the 4th finger of the right hand of the Almada rider. Despite being a small fracture, the Portuguese young rider will check with his doctor if it will be necessary to undergo surgery in order to have a quickest recovery, on time for the official IRTA tests in Jerez de La Frontera (2-4 March).

"Today's conditions were not the best; it was hard to be on track and I wasn’t able to do a lot of laps. Unfortunately, I also ended the test earlier because of one crash where I fractured the fourth finger of my right hand. It was a hard day but I’m back very satisfied with all the achievements we’re able to do. I’m feeling more comfortable every day with the bike and integrated in the way of work with the team. Those days allow me to know better my work team and, of course, to adapt my rider style to this new category. Now I’m going to analyze my situation with my doctor and we’re going to see if surgery will be needed in order to recover on time for the official IRTA tests”, explains the Portuguese.

The Portuguese rider finishes this round of three tests very happy and focused on a quick recovery in order to continue the "learning curve". The next tests are scheduled for 2nd, 3rd  and 4th of March in Jerez de La Frontera, with the Championship scheduled to start in Qatar on the 20th of March.