The 2022 MotoGP season hasn’t shaped up for both Red Bull KTM’s Miguel Oliveira and Tech3 KTM’s Raul Fernandez. The Portuguese rider nabbed an unlikely race-win at the soggy Indonesian Grand Prix, but he’s struggled to find consistent results throughout the rest of the year. Fernandez’s luck has been even worse. After 13 races, the rookie only counts five championship points to his name.
While both riders experienced their fair share of disappointment this season, many critics hold KTM’s RC 16 culpable for the poor race performances. With Jack Miller joining the Red Bull KTM squad and Pol Espargaro returning to Tech3 under new Gas Gas badging, it was time for Oliveira and Fernandez to find a new home. Luckily, the recently rebranded Aprilia RNF team had their eye on the duo for some time.
