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Raul Fernandez wants to rethink race preparation after missing out during Aprilia’s historic Le Mans MotoGP podium sweep.
On a day when Aprilia celebrated an historic MotoGP podium sweep at Le Mans, Raul Fernandez finished in eighth place in the race.
Fernandez, the Spaniard, ended almost twelve seconds behind his Trackhouse team-mate Ai Ogura, who secured his first premier-class podium in third position.
Although Fernandez had a promising start to the season with a double podium in Buriram, he hasn’t finished higher than sixth since then, currently holding that position in the world championship.
Feeling like something is missing in their preparation, Fernandez expressed the need for a change to better prepare for races.
Despite showing competitive pace in qualifying, Fernandez struggles to replicate that performance during races, prompting the need for a new approach in their race preparation techniques.
