A MotoGP rider has found himself under perhaps unexpectꦗed duress from his teammate’s form.

The first rule of racing is always to beat your teammate but 𝔉a rookie’s eye-catchin🍎g first races have put renewed focus on the more experienced rider next to him.

Ai Ogura burst into MotoGP with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Trackhouse Racing by qualifying fiꩲfth in the season-openi♏ng Thailand round, then registering P4 and P5 finishes.

Ogura thought he had backed up that impressive debut with a P8 in the grand prix in Argentina until a strange infringement saw him disq🉐ualified.

“He’s a guy wꦜho, throughout his career, has been overlooked because he isn’t jazz-hands or ‘look at me’,” TNT Sports’ Nei𝔉l Hodgson said.

“He’s a quiet and shy individual.

“All of a sudden, his personalit🅺y has been allowed to come out. ꦏHe’s a wry character.”

Trackhouse rider 'under pressure'

Suzi Perry sa𓃲id about Ogura: “He’s glass half-empty. An💖y interview pre-race he’ll tell you all of the negatives. He isn’t somebody who says ‘this circuit will suit me’.”

Michae💜l Laver🙈ty said: “He is modest and understated, but fast!”

Hodgson added: “When journalists ask him ‘what do you need ཧto improve?’ He gives one-liners like ‘I need to be faster!’

ꦰ“His quirky personality is really starting to shine.”

But the success of Ogura has brought new attention to his teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Raul Fernandez.

Now in his fourt♍h premier class season, he achieved a personal-best 16th in the championship in 2024.

“[Ogura] puts huge pres꧋sure on Fernandez’s should﷽ers,” Laverty said.

“Raul has had a few years of experience in MotoGP now. He’s had a few crashes, he has led laps, but he’s never delive♛red the performance that Ogura did at the Thailand MotoGP. It heaps the pressure onto Fernandez, he has got to deliver.

“It’s great for Trackhouse to get Ogura. People were critical of the dec꧒ision but it’s been proven to be the right one.”

Trackhouse, the 🔴US-backed satellite project of Aprilia, were linked with American rider Joe Roberts last year.

However, they insꦺtead chose Ogura which surprised many paddock insiders.

Their faith in the Japanese rider has so far been justified - even if it h🐼as piled the scrutiny onto teammate Fernandez.