Trackhouse has joined MotoGP this year after taking over from previous owners RNF and CryptoDATA, running two Aprilias for Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez.
The last few months have been a whirlwind for the American squad, which has had to build the structure to compete in MotoGP virtually from scratch. Little by little, stability has come to a team that was living in permanent uncertainty and now breathes much easier.
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Despite having contracted two models of the latest specification bike for Oliveira and Fernandez, a lack of time has so far only allowed the Portuguese to start the season with this year's bike, while the Spaniard competes with the 2023 version.
Yet despite the goodwill and best intentions, the start of the championship has not gone as well as could be expected. After the first two rounds, Oliveira's ninth place at Portimao is the team's best result, while Fernandez has yet to score a point and is last in the standings.
As Aprilia's most senior executive, Rivola welcomes the agreement reached a few months ago, which commits the Noale factory to supply its bikes to the North Carolina-based training centre for the next few years.
"It is extremely valuable for us to have Trackhouse on board. Their influence will be key in the development of the RS-GP," says Rivola, speaking to Autosport.
"The emergence of Trackhouse is a huge opportunity; the best any other manufacturer can have. This is a very ambitious team. I can't wait for Trackhouse to beat us, because that will mean we could have done better.
Source: Autosport