Miguel Oliveira and KTM as a whole have endured a difficult start to the 2021 season, but the Po🐼rtuguese rider heads to his home round at Portimao ready to pickup where he left off six mo🐼nths ago. 

Oliv༒eira produced as dominating a victory as any rider managed throughout 2020 at the Algarve International Circuit, as he led from lap one until the checkered flag.🤪 

While it hasn’t been a great opening two races in 202💃1 for the Austrian team, It wasn't all bad at Qatar which has somewhat become KTM’s achilles heel as a circuit, as Oliveira and team-mate Brad Binder both significantly improved from the first to second race. 

If not for a considerable loss of information on his dashboard earꦺly on which cost Oliveira a few tenths per lap, it could have been a double top ten finish with Binder claiming eighth place. 

Speaking about thi𒁃s, Oliveira added: "Yeah Qatar was a difficult couple of rounds for us. The second r🌺ace was slightly better, but we had a small technical issue with our dashboard. 

"Despite that we had a stronger weekend, and coming here we would like to continu𝐆e on the journey that we finished last year. 

"There ౠis some expectation, but we should not be worried about repea🃏ting or improving a result.

"Instead just enjoy riding a GP that is a 🅘privilege for me to race in my home country, and just enjoy the normal process of working during the weekend and have fun at this be🐬autiful track."

On Wednesday fans turned up in their droves to show support for Oliveira - remarka꧟ble scenes.&nꦬbsp;

But with no fans allowed in attendanc𒊎e, the 26 year-old was asked whether it has the same feel as a tr♉aditional home GP. 

He said: "Absolutely it feels like a home GP. Firstly I didn’t have toꦿ take a plane anywhere which was nice and is a big bonus, so it feels like home. 

"I got this huge reception yesterd💯ay from people who cannot be in the grandstands, and who gathered up by the entrance just to cheer me꧂ on and it is a great feeling. 

"To be honest, I got a little bi💖t nervous because I was not expecting it, but it was a really nice surprise. So hopefully when it comes Sunday night they will be as happy as me."