{"id":260039,"date":"2025-11-03T16:36:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/260039\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T16:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:36:13","slug":"victory-to-dnf-all-part-of-fantastic-motogp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/260039\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cVictory to DNF\u201d all part of \u201cfantastic\u201d MotoGP"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the delight of a debut MotoGP victory in Phillip Island, Raul Fernandez didn\u2019t even score a point at week later in Sepang.<\/p>\n

The Trackhouse Aprilia <\/a>rider was braced for a tougher weekend on the RS-GP in Malaysia, where he went on to qualify 15th, took 13th in the Sprint and then crashed out of 14th at the midway stage of the grand prix.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe feeling to come from my first victory and then to make a DNF is quite strange,\u201d Fernandez <\/a>said of the extreme swing in emotions.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut anyway, it is part of the job.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see MotoGP: One week ago, Honda had a lot of problems and now Mir gets a podium again.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt means that MotoGP<\/a> is a fantastic sport, because you see a lot of different riders and a lot of different brands fighting for the podium. It\u2019s nice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fernandez is one of seven different grand prix winners this season, and among 13 riders – across all five manufacturers – to stand on a Sunday podium.<\/p>\n

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Despite the Sepang disappointment, Fernandez preferred to look at the four flyaway rounds as a whole.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast week I got my first victory, but also in Mandalika and Japan we were quite strong,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor me, the balance of the Asian tour was quite positive. Of course, this race doesn’t help to keep our competitive line, but we knew that this kind of track could come.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we cannot look just at this race, because we know that it is one of the worst tracks for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, it was my mistake, because I chose the medium front tyre. So it is the consequence of trying something different to find a better solution in the last moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fernandez\u2019s main regret was missing out on at least a few championship points, leaving Malaysia just four behind Yamaha\u2019s Fabio Quartararo and ninth in the world championship.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf we could take two, three or four points, it was positive for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyway, the pace was not really competitive, so we need to analyse well what happened this weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe important thing for the future is that we will have three days of [2026 pre-season] testing here to try to find something.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fernandez heads into this weekend\u2019s Portuguese Grand Prix with 146 points, more than double last year\u2019s total of 66.<\/p>\n

Rookie team-mate Ai Ogura finished tenth at Sepang<\/p>\n

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