MotoGP: CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team unveil a new look

CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team was the final team to unveil their MotoGP bike for the upcoming season.

The CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team’s launch took place in Portugal with a bold new livery design for this season. The team has an all-new line-up this season with Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez joining the team. A new look for the team has also been unveiled, with new sponsors and a dark green livery.

The CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team will switch manufacturers this season to Aprilia after switching from Yamaha. The team first entered the class in 2019, under the Petronas Yamaha SRT name.

Raul Fernandez will switch from KTM this season, after spending his rookie season with the Tech3 KTM Factory Racing Team. Fernandez had a tough 2022 season, finishing the year in 22^nd in the Championship standings.

Miguel Oliveira will also switch manufacturers for this season, as the Portuguese rider moves from the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team. The 28-year-old ends a six-year-long partnership with the Austrian manufacturer.

Oliveira finished the 2022 season in 10^th position in the standings, ending the season behind his teammate, Brad Binder. The Portuguese rider took two race wins throughout the season, both in wet conditions in Indonesia and Thailand. 

Darryn Binder and Andrea Dovizioso raced for the With U Yamaha RNF. MotoGP Team last season. Cal Crutchlow joined the team later in the season after the retirement of Dovizioso, the team would finish 11^th in the Team’s standings.

Oliveira said: “I really like the new livery! The colours are different and unique, so it’s nice to be out on the track like that. I can’t wait for the first round at my home circuit representing the CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team aboard my Aprilia RS-GP!

In 2023, I’m facing a new challenge, so I hope we can get along quite well and we can achieve the goals that we set together during this season. The bike has a lot of potential and I’m sure that now together with the team, we can adapt everything further to my riding and start to be fast in order to be competitive.”

Fernandez said: “It’s definitely different! I like it, especially the blue part. I arrived in the CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team with a completely fresh mind. Everything is new, not just the colours and I’m very happy to come here and try to enjoy myself again on the bike. My principal goal this year is to come back with a bright smile on my face.

“I’m really happy to be part of the CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team, because I think I have the best opportunities here. We have a nice bike with the Aprilia RS-GP. They did a great job, I’m really happy. We did a good job in Sepang and Portimao and now I’m really enthusiastic to start the season.”

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