"Nervous," Fermín Aldeguer passed the Sprint test in Brazil

Having suffered a fracture of his left femur in training in January, Fermín Aldeguer had to write off the start of the season. MotoGP in Thailand. The Gresini Racing driver was therefore reunited with his fellow Continental Circus drivers this weekend in Goiânia, Brazil, and his seventh-place qualifying position was enough to prove that he hadn't lost any of his talent. However, the driver with the number 54 admitted to feeling a little nervous as he lined up on the starting grid this Saturday.

« I was a little nervous on the grid, I admit. I think we can be satisfied with what's happened so far; qualifying was very good with a seventh place on the grid.he explained to the microphone of the official MotoGP website.

The prospect of scoring points on his return was therefore realistic, but as soon as the lights went out, Aldeguer's Ducati spun its wheels considerably, losing all the benefit of his good qualifying laps. The Spaniard found himself in twentieth position, and he managed to climb six places before the checkered flag, allowing him to learn a great deal in what remains his first weekend on his new machine.

"It was a very good result, but during the race I made a mistake at the start, I caused the rear of the bike to slide a lot. I lost any chance of a good result, but I did my best, I came back up to 14th. I had a good feeling, that's the most important thing, and we have good information for Sunday."

To spot Aldeguer and his teammate Álex Márquez on the starting grid at 19pm Paris time this Sunday, you will no longer have to look for the sky blue Ducatis but rather those in the colors of the Brazilian flag, the Italian team sporting a special livery in homage to that of Alex Barros in 1997, for the same team.

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