The CFMOTO Inde Aspar rider returns to a circuit after missing the Qatar race due to a heavy crash in practice on Saturday

The night in Qatar gives way to a new World Championship in daylight, which continues in Portugal this weekend with the second round of the season for the intermediate category riders. The biggest novelty of the championship this year, the new tyres, marked the outcome of the first race and only those who knew how to adapt to them were able to shine under the spotlights of the Losail track. Alonso López took his first victory since 2022 and Barry Baltus and Sergio García made their debut on the podium in the intermediate category in a race in which riders who were among the main favourites for the title, such as Fermín Aldeguer and Tony Arbolino, failed to score points.

This was also the case for CFMOTO Inde Aspar rider Izan Guevara. From the fourth lap, when he had been able to recover lost ground with the race leader and had set the second fastest lap of the race, the Spanish rider was unable to continue with the recovery and, after losing several positions, he abandoned the race. Now, in Portugal, where he could only complete 17 laps in the pre-season test due to the track conditions, Guevara aims to continue with the work of adaptation to these new tyres in order to get the most out of them in Sunday's race.

CFMOTO Inde Aspar rider Jake Dixon will travel to Portugal with the aim of getting back on the bike after the crash in the free practice on Saturday at the Qatar Grand Prix. To do so, he will first have to pass the medical check-up to decide whether or not he is fit to ride. The first objective, therefore, will be to receive medical clearance to get back on the bike at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, where less than a month ago he was the fastest on the second day in mixed conditions and finished fifth overall in the pre-season testing.

Izan Guevara: "After a very positive weekend in Qatar, where we were in the top ten in almost every session, we come to Portugal with good expectations. I feel strong, I think we can fight for the front again. We have to work from minute one and understand the tyres well. Expectations are high. “

Jake Dixon: "I am happy to be back home after the crash in the first Grand Prix. We are following the medical protocols and, step by step, I feel that I am feeling better. I have visited several doctors who have told me to go to Portimao, try it out and see how I feel on the bike, and from there we will reassess. My next objective is to pass the medical check-up before the Portuguese Grand Prix so I can get on the bike for the first test.”