Trackhouse MotoGP boss Davide Brivio joked that it was “feeling strain” from the American squad’s success in NASCAR after attaining a debut win on the Australian Grand Prix.
Raul Fernandez led the vast majority of the race at Phillip Island from fourth on the grid, taking Trackhouse’s satellite tv for pc Aprilia RS-GP to victory lane by 1.4s.
It marked the primary victory in MotoGP for the North Carolina-based squad, which entered the championship simply final 12 months after taking up the operations of the erstwhile RNF Racing workforce.
Reflecting on the achievement, Brivio mentioned the consequence underscored Trackhouse’s rising ambition to frequently compete towards the sequence’ main manufacturing unit groups.
“We did not actually begin from scratch, to be sincere, as a result of that was the RNF workforce, after all [that we inherited]. With Trackhouse, the brand new administration and an American firm, we attempt to put our imaginative and prescient into the mission,” he informed MotoGP.com.
“We have now nice help from Trackhouse, from [team owner] Justin [Marks].
“The concept is to attempt to problem, to start with, the opposite unbiased workforce [and then] problem the manufacturing unit workforce. These outcomes additionally give us extra motivation to [achieve] this goal, to [reach] this ambition.”
Raul Fernandez, Trackhouse Racing
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Trackhouse has already received six races within the Cup Collection this 12 months, with Ross Chastain within the Coca-Cola 600, and former Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen proving nearly unbeatable on street programs on his step as much as NASCAR’s prime division.
Brivio joked that Trackhouse’s MotoGP squad was dealing with strain to emulate the success of its NASCAR arm.
“I am additionally joyful we received, as a result of we received (six) races within the NASCAR championship, we would have liked to do one thing additionally within the MotoGP,” he mentioned in a light-hearted method. “We felt the strain, and right here we’re, we have carried out [it], so I am very joyful.”
Aprilia Racing boss Massimo Rivola expressed his delight at Trackhouse’s maiden MotoGP victory, saying he had anticipated such a second ever for the reason that Noale-based model expanded to 4 bikes in 2023.
“I mentioned from the start, the primary 12 months with Razlan [Razali’s RNF team], I am wanting ahead to the day the place our satellite tv for pc workforce will beat us – and right now is the day,” he informed the media at Phillip Island.
“All of them have the bike, the total official bikes. With Davide, we all know one another since lots [of time].
“We work fairly intently and discuss riders specifically, and clearly discuss folks.
“So it is a type of double satisfaction for me to see Raul profitable and clearly seeing that Aprilia was fairly quick.”
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