Rider Miguel Oliveira said on Monday that “it is possible to become champion” of MotoGP this season after a shaky start in which he hopes to bounce back strongly from the injury sustained in his left shoulder. to display capacity and speed on the motorcycle.
“Of the 700 points possible this season, less than 100 have been achieved after five races. It is possible to become champion this year. To be crippled here without being on the bike is difficult, but I hope to come back strongly come and show.” my power and speed on this motorcycle”he stressed during a panel at the 2nd Bola Branca Conference – Talent, Ethics and Equality in Sport, an initiative promoted by Rádio Renascença, in Lisbon.
Miguel Oliveira has missed two of the five grands prix already held due to massive test pullbacks in Portugal and Spain that kept him away from Argentina and France after finishing only the US GP in an “unpredictable” championship.
“I would like to be sure about the exact date when I will return. The shoulder injury I have is not an injury with a fixed recovery time and I am not sure. My priority, and that of the team, is to return to 100% should last the foreseen five or six weeks, that’s where it should be”however, said the 28-year-old resident of Almada.
Although Miguel Oliveira is “affected” by injuries, he fearfully refuses a return to the RNF Aprilia bike, the team to which he belongs from this season, without wanting to comment from an ethical point of view on the incidents involving Marc Márquez and Fabio Quartararo. .
“I’m not exonerating them in the sense of saying everything is fine because it’s always important to put responsibility on those on the bike and respect the opponents. There’s a certain amount of courage, self-control and respect for others.” “We just can’t let go of the brakes and go over someone going into a corner. In the first case there was a three-race reflection for Marquez, Quartararo’s I don’t see a fault despite penalizing him. There is a lack of coherence and consistency of punishments, to whom and how it happens”thought the pilot Miguel Oliveira.
The MotoGP championship is led by Italy’s Francesco Bagnaia, with 94 points, with compatriot Marco Bezzechi on one point, while South African Brad Binder is third with 81. Miguel Oliveira is now 16th, with 21 points added.
Source: DN
