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Guenther Steiner’s team offers “laborious spectacle” in his first MotoGP race in charge
Guenther Steiner had a successful podium finish with Enea Bastianini during the Tech3 takeover plans announced at Barcelona last season.
Herve Poncharal humorously referred to Steiner as “a lucky bastard” for achieving a debut podium at that time.
Despite completing the Tech3 takeover this winter, the team’s first MotoGP race of the new Steiner era at Buriram was described as “laborious.”
Tech3 team manager Nicolas Goyon expressed disappointment at the team’s 17th and 20th place qualifications and the lack of points in the Sprint race.
The disappointment was accentuated by factory KTM rider Pedro Acosta’s one-two finish and early world championship lead.
Goyon highlighted the team’s struggle with finding effective settings and qualifying well, emphasizing the need for quick improvement following the disappointing weekend.
