168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Augusto Fernandez didn’t attempt to sugar-coat a ‘slow’ Qatar MotoGP season opener, which the GASGAS Tech3 rider conclude𒆙d with 17th place in the Sunday race.

The Spaniard, starting his second premier-class ca🦩mpaign, hasn’t been comfortable since switching to the 2024-sp🃏ec RC16, including a carbon fibre frame.

Fe💝rnandez said Sunday was the best he has felt so🔯 far, but confessed he’s “still in a big hole”.

“It's been a difficult one since the beginning of the pre-season, a tough one,” Fernandez told T𓆉NT Sports. “I'm struggling a lot with the new bike. We don't really know why. But I'm slow.

“But we've been working so hard and trying to fin🐼d the base which I feel comfortable with riding and today is the best I've felt during all the pre-s🧸eason.

“Sti𒅌ll far, but at least I 🤪was fighting for something [points].”

The 26-year-old, who has been overshadowed by new rookie tea𒁏m-mate Pedro Acosta, added:

“At the end of last year, I was fighting foꦰr good things, not podiums, but the speed was there.

“Somehow I miss something now with this new bike, but the 🐭potential is there because we see Brad, and Pedro, they are going so fast.

“I need to find my base, something that♋ I can ride comfortably and get the feeling back.

“We have to 🔯take the positives and today I'm smiling even thoꦕugh I've finished 17th!

“This pre-season has been one of the toughest of my life. I'm still♉ in a big hole, I have to say. 

"But the team is with me, the [KTM] bosses are with me a🐷nd we are working very h🍌ard.

“So it's a matter of time and I really believe that we're going to be back up the🅠re.”

Acosta ran as high as fourth b🌊efore fading to ninth pla🐽ce in the Qatar MotoGP.

Factory KTM star Brad Binder finished in second place while team-mate Jack Mil⛦ler was 21st and last after an early fall.

Fernandez, who was 15th in last N♓ovember's Qatar Gran💝d Prix, took a best finish of fourth during his rookie season.