Oliveira was speaking of his experiences at Trackhouse Racing’s NASCAR facility in Concord, North Carolina, prior to last weekend’s Americas Grand Prix.
Admitting he knew very little about NASCAR prior to his visit, he says he gained a greater appreciation of the series and the intricacies of it that go far beyond drivers simply turning left.
When asked about this, he noted that MotoGP could do with opening up to fans in this way as he feels they are not getting an accurate representation of how difficult it is to ride one of these bikes on TV.
“When you get inside of a sport you get inside what it means, and you understand it’s not as simple as it looks on TV,” he said.
“We could use a bit of that in MotoGP also.
“I think people who can come and watch us live, they can appreciate that it’s difficult.
“But not from home. I think it looks too easy from home nowadays.”
Source: Autosport