Ratthapark Wilairot Relishing Oriental Flavor

A trip to his native Far East could be just the incentive Ratthapark Wilairot needs to recover his confidence and return to the battle for points in the Moto2 World Championship. After a difficult weekend at Aragon when he was denied the opportunity to enjoy the dry track time he needs to put a huge crash at Misano behind him the Thai rider is hoping some decent weather and good memories from past visits to Motegi can provide a timely boost ahead this weekend of the season run-in.

Ratthapark Wilairot

'I struggled in the wet and dry conditions at Aragon and tried my best to rediscover my confidence on the bike but my mind kept going back to the crash at Misano. I really have to try to overcome this horrible memory and get back to having fun on the bike. Hopefully at Motegi we get some good weather because that would be a big help. Motegi is a technical and difficult circuit and it will be extremely important to do a good job in practice and find a setting that gives me confidence. A well balanced bike that transfers its weight properly in braking and under acceleration will be crucial but I like Motegi and I have good memories there so that gives me confidence.'

Fausto Gresini “Feem has to find some confidence in himself first and foremost after the crash at Misano. He needs to get the feeling back for riding his bike and it will be very important for him to put his bad memories of the crash behind him as soon as possible and work on finding a good set-up for Motegi. If he can do that there's no reason why he can't be fighting for points again.”