Miguel Oliveira<\/a> told the pre-event press conference at the Portuguese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\u201cHis name is Afonso Almeida. He\u2019s a young talent, he\u2019s also surrounded very well with his family and I think he has the chance to make it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cBut it\u2019s not easy. There is a lot of competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe achieved a milestone in his career which is to have the platform to shine in this paddock with Red Bull Rookies Cup and who knows where he might end up in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oliveira added that Tomas Alonso, who has raced for the Miguel Oliveira Racing Team in the past, as had Almeida.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso, on the Sportbike category there will possibly be an interesting Portuguese rider which is Tomas Alonso,\u201d Oliveira said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also started with him when he was very young and he raced for us in our team. He\u2019s also a guy that I see in him a lot of potential.\u201d<\/p>\n
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