Aprilia<\/a> from KTM as technical director to replace Honda-bound Romano Albesiano at the end of last year.<\/p>\n\u201cFabiano is doing a really great job,\u201d Rivola said at the Australian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe\u2019s really committed. He seized the opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m not a fan of the one-man show, so I would prefer to congratulate all of the people at Noale and here at the track who are following Fabiano\u2019s route.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany areas improved, but at this level, it\u2019s never enough.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, today, clearly, we were very fast with the bike, in Indonesia too.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will go to Sepang, and maybe it\u2019s going to be different. The gaps are so narrow, so small, you cannot really enjoy it too much.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Aprilia has \u201ceverything to fight for victories\u201d now<\/p>\n
Rivola has said previously that Aprilia can aim to battle Ducati in 2026, and maintains that it \u201cwill be part of the game\u201d next year based on its current trajectory.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that must be our target, and we cannot hide that we are happy to win one race or two in the season,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have all the potential. We have everything to fight for the victories. We have the riders.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will have Jorge back. We need a proper pre-season, Jorge needs to do that.<\/p>\n
\u201cMarco will start with a season on the shoulders, so that will be big experience for him.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBut Jorge needs to learn to be patient and to work on that.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s also good to count on a strong satellite team. I\u2019m really happy that Raul is now there, and I\u2019m very confident Ai Ogura will come.<\/p>\n
\u201cNext year, Aprilia can be strong. We don\u2019t know what the others will do, but according to the way we are working, we will be part of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
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