Miguel Oliveira described the race in Malaysia as «frustrating» and confessed that he is looking forward to finishing the season.
“Without a doubt, it was a very frustrating race. I've had races like this throughout the year, with a good start, but then, and somehow, the limitation comes. On circuits with a very low level of grip, it seems that we suffer a little more than normal», confessed by saying Miguel Oliveira to SportTV, who stressed that his race in Malaysia,“was in reverse from the 11th., 12th round'.“
«I had absolutely nothing to defend myself, I lost when accelerating, I felt a lot of instability at the edge of the tire to be able to turn the bike… Then, when we lost grip at the rear, we ended up overloading the front tire a lot, because we only stopped with the front wheel. It's frustrating to see such a big difference… Physically, with the driving, I couldn't do anything different that could overcome these difficulties.”
Miguel Oliveira was aware that one of the problems in the race would be the tires, but he stressed that he was not in a position to protect them, since the strategy was to «go on the attack and that's what I did, since it was the only strategy to recover positions'. The Portuguese also mentioned that the limitations in the race were the limitations found in qualifying «behind Manini, Marquez when they did their fast laps. I communicated everything to the team, we did the best we could from yesterday to today, but it wasn't enough. The solution to solve these problems is lacking, but that is not new…»
Therefore, it is normal that Miguel Oliveira is looking forward to the end of the season, as he stated:
“Somehow I'm looking forward to finishing it and very motivated for what's to come. I think it will be a major turning point for me.”
Falcão also talked about what we can expect for the last race of the season, on November 6, in Valencia.
«To seek eighth place, which is 10 points away, which are still a few, but it is possible. This will be my focus in Valencia, at least maintaining this ninth position in the championship would already be a positive result».
In the end, Miguel Oliveira also addressed the death of Dietrich Mateschitz, victim of a terminal illness that had lasted a few months, referring to the importance of the co-founder of Red Bull in the energy drinks market, but not only, «since he managed to build a brand that transcends the drink, which did something unique and pioneering in Formula 1». The Portuguese said that we have to «take this feeling of gratitude for what he has done and for what Red Bull will certainly continue to do».
