For a number of months now, has regarded completely different – way more constant on observe and extra mature off it, significantly when chatting with the media. Final season, his greatest since transferring as much as MotoGP, progressed steadily till he claimed a victory and two podiums within the ultimate 4 rounds of the calendar. That late surge helped him end inside the highest 10 within the general standings and as Aprilia’s second-best rider. All of that got here regardless of the crash he suffered in Portimao within the penultimate race of the season, the place he injured his left shoulder and was unable to line up on the grid on Sunday.
The results of that harm resurfaced final Sunday in Buriram throughout the warm-up forward of the race that opened the championship. Tv footage confirmed Fernandez clearly in ache across the similar shoulder after an ungainly motion. Even so, the Trackhouse rider managed to safe a podium three hours later, matching the third place he had already achieved on Saturday – outcomes that go away him third within the general standings, 9 factors behind championship chief .
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Each Acosta and – the 2 riders forward of him within the standings – have already got their futures secured with Ducati and Aprilia respectively. That isn’t the case for Fernandez, who nonetheless has no concrete provides for 2027 regardless of his evident step ahead in efficiency.
Raúl Fernández, Trackhouse Racing conversa con Davide Brivio, crew supervisor del equipo
Raúl Fernández, Trackhouse Racing conversa con Davide Brivio, crew supervisor del equipo
“I’m very calm and I simply give attention to doing my job. I’ve Paco [Sanchez], my agent, who takes care of every part associated to my future. For the previous few months, I’ve been capable of cease worrying about issues I can’t management,” Fernandez advised Motorsport.com in Thailand. “Each Davide [Brivio, Trackhouse team manager] and Paco helped me loads to remain centered throughout the ultimate a part of 2025. Now I don’t fear about which elements the others have – I simply give attention to extracting 100% of the potential from what I’ve obtainable.”
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Regardless of his obvious calm, the outlook will not be easy for one of many 9 Spaniards on the 22-rider grid – an unusually excessive proportion within the eyes of Liberty Media, the championship’s promoter and proprietor, which is eager to push the globalisation of the collection by broadening the nationalities of its main protagonists.
“Raul hasn’t had it straightforward since he arrived in MotoGP,” a supply near the Trackhouse rider advised Motorsport.com. “First at Tech3 (2022), the place he had a really robust time and even needed to pay compensation to KTM to terminate his contract. Then he landed at RNF (2023), the place unpaid salaries and poor administration solely added extra uncertainty and insecurity.”
Fernandez is now in his third season with the American squad, the place he has lastly discovered the soundness that permits him to point out his greatest kind.
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Raúl Fernández, Trackhouse Racing, celebra el podio conquistado en Buriram el pasado domingo
Raúl Fernández, Trackhouse Racing, celebra el podio conquistado en Buriram el pasado domingo
“That stability permits me to be the rider I used to be after I arrived in Moto2 and caught everybody’s consideration,” Fernandez mirrored, making an attempt to remain indifferent from a rider market that has been heating up in current days – even when, for the second, it doesn’t appear to be paying him a lot consideration.
If the strikes that already seem all however determined ultimately materialise, the Madrid rider’s choices could also be restricted. Pecco Bagnaia’s anticipated signing would shut the door on a potential promotion to the official Aprilia crew. Yamaha seems extra fascinated by making an attempt to lure to associate in its manufacturing unit line-up, and a spot at Pramac additionally seems to be troublesome. Honda has totally dedicated to and even doesn’t have his seat assured, whereas VR46 and Gresini are transferring in a unique course alongside Ducati, focusing totally on rookies.
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With that in thoughts, essentially the most logical transfer could be to increase his cope with Trackhouse. Nevertheless, Motorsport.com understands that crew proprietor Justin Marks is significantly contemplating promoting a stake within the outfit – a possible operation that would affect the ultimate choice concerning the rider line-up.
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