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The start was a bit bad, the race was worse: Miguel Oliveira stays out of the top 10 and finishes the Aragon Grand Prix in 11th place

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The start was a bit bad, the race was worse: Miguel Oliveira stays out of the top 10 and finishes the Aragon Grand Prix in 11th place

It was not a bad classification given KTM’s history of results in MotoGP in Aragon, it allowed him to do what he had not done until now, he ended up knowing recently. Miguel Oliveira managed for the first time this season to add two consecutive participations in Q2 (the other had been in San Marino), having achieved the seventh best mark in the combined times and even being the fastest in the fourth and last free practice session , but ended up not getting past 11th place in the standings, starting in the middle of the fourth row of the grid for the penultimate race in Europe in 2022.

Second consecutive Q2, fourth best qualifying of the season: Miguel Oliveira starts 11th at the Aragón Grand Prix

“I felt good since I was little with the bike. We made some changes, but few. In the afternoon we started well, with a competitive time and in the middle of the session with very constant laps. I haven’t had the fastest times but I was only within three tenths of the reference time. On the last run, with a soft tire at the back, I didn’t find the traction I needed. I improved a little, but nothing significant. morning [sábado] in the morning we go much faster and therefore I don’t think miracles are needed for us to get into the top 10. KTM has shown a lot of speed in qualifying. Obviously this is not synonymous with a good result. We are going to give our best to have a competitive bike and have a good race”, commented the Portuguese on Friday.

“We came to Aragón with a very open mind and to try some different things. Last year we weren’t slow here but we needed a few more tenths to be competitive and this morning [de sábado] We were already at a good level and I can say that it was worth it. We couldn’t keep up with the others in qualifying due to traffic and some mistakes. We will have to make some progress at the beginning of the race, if we want to capitalize tomorrow [domingo]. With a good start we can make our lives a little easier”, said Oliveira after qualifying.

Betting on being able to return to the top 10 in the race to re-enter the top ten of the World Championship, Miguel Oliveira knew that the Ducati would come out with a great advantage over the competition, as was seen in the first two days, but he was betting on that good exit and then have the type of race more to your liking where Tire conservation could be key in the second half of the race. There would still be a particular duel between Aleix Espargaró (fourth) and Fabio Quartararo to shorten or increase the advantages in the top positions of the World Cup, but the chances of finishing in the top 10 would increase substantially if the Portuguese jumps more at the start. It was there that Falcão bet everything, to start closing the last year at the service of KTM in the best way.

However, and risking a trajectory through the middle, Oliveira ended up “stuck” on arrival at the initial corner, unlike what happened with Brad Binder, who stayed out to climb several positions to a fantastic second place among the Ducati fleet. with Pecco Bagnaia in front and Jack Miller and Bastianini behind. And, seen what was seen, Oliveira’s bet was even the safest: only in the first round, Fabio Quartararo crashes after hitting the rear of Marc Márquez and he was left out before the third corner (with very obvious marks on the Frenchman’s chest area) and Nakagami also went to the asphalt in a new touch with Márquez that forced whoever was behind to stop so as not to run over the Japanese .

The Spaniard, who was returning to the competition, did not last much longer in the race due to problems with the motorcycle, going through the pits to stay at a time when the positions were beginning to have a certain stability: Bagnaia, Miller and Bastianini were ahead, Binder went down the room with Aleix Espargaró behind, Miguel Oliveira occupied the eighth position closing the first convoy of motorcycles behind Johann Zarco and Luca Marini, he accelerated to also stick to that group, something he would achieve with 18 laps to go when Brad Binder also climbed back to a podium position overtaking Jack Miller.

The story was far from over, with Enea Bastianini moving to the front of the race with Pecco Bagnaia in second before having to extend his trajectory in a corner and making way again for Ducati factory team Italian Jack Miller in fifth. behind Aleix Espargaró and Oliveira drops to ninth position behind Luca Marini after failing to pass Johann Zarco, and with the difference increasing to 1.5 seconds, the margin for the Portuguese to climb further positions would depend mainly on the ability of those in front to manage tire wear and don’t start walking backwards.

Until the end, there were not many more changes despite the fact that there was a greater distance between the front drivers who, during the first few laps, were riding almost in convoy. Even so, Álex Rins was able to overtake Álex Márquez and Miguel Oliveira to put his Suzuki in ninth position, with the Portuguese only finishing the top 10 of the race with the clear idea that a different start could have taken him to a lower position. advanced Given the prevailing monotony after all the incidents that marked the initial laps until the final decisions: Aleix Espargaró took a risk and placed third ahead of Binder and with Miller very close, Enea Bastiani waited until the key moment to overtake Bagnaia, avoiding the scissors and secures his fourth victory in this 2022 World Cup in a last lap that also allowed Marco Bezzecchi beat Miguel Oliveira and took the top 10 from the Portuguese.

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Source: Observadora

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