MotoGP rookie star calming expectations: ‘Argentina more the real picture of where we are’

Ai Ogura pre🅰views Trackhouse team’🔥s home MotoGP race

Ai Ogura, Trackhouse Racing, 2025 Americas MotoGP
Ai Ogura, Trackhouse Racing, 2025 Americas MotoGP
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Trackhouse MotoGP rookie Ai Ogura believes his top eight sho𓆏wing in the Argentina Grand Prix is “more like the real p💙icture of where we are” following his top five form in Thailand.

Reigning Moto2 champion Ai Ogura stunned at the opening round of the season last m☂onth when he guided his satellite Aprilia to a fourth in the sprint and fifth in the grand prix at Buriram.

Argentina proved to be a reality check for Ogura, ꩵhowever, as he qualified down in 15th before recovering to eighth before bei🐻ng disqualified for a technical infringement.

While happy with where his form is at, he believes what he displayed in Argentina is a more accurat꧟e reflection of his spe﷽ed right now.

“It’s very cool to be here as a 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Trackhouse rider,” he said on 𓃲Thursday ahead of the Americas Grand Prix.

“I꧑n Thailand we had a great weekend, two top fives in the sprint and the main race.

“Well, Thailand, the circuit was a bit easier for me than in Argentina. And in Argentina, it was a bit more ꧅like the real picture of where we are now.

“Both weekends were nice to see how things are going on with MotoGP.

“So, I think our performance is really good now. It’s just another circuit, but it’s the team’s home GP so I will try to give my maximum. I really want to ride this ci♈rcuit with a MotoGP bike.”

Ogura had his eighth-place finish at Termas de Rio Hondo stripped from him after his Trackhouse-run Aprilia was found to have been 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:running a non-homologated ECU softܫware.

For the Japanese rider he says♒ the disqua♈lification “changes nothing” for him coming to the Americas GP.

“I mean, about the disqꩵualification, from my side there’s nothing really to say,” he added.

“It’s a shame how the weekend ended, but we did a�🌃� great race.

“Our performance was there, so for us it changes nothing for this weekend. Just we’ll try to go to the maximum again and we’ll see wha♛t happens.”

Reflecting on his start to life as a MotoGP rider andꦯ how his riding style has changed in the past few months, Ogura said: “A lot. Well, the first few days on a MotoGP bike I was fighting more with the bike. But now I’m more at one with the bike, so that’s the main difference I think.”

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