The MotoGP rookie who is “already looking good”
Ai Ogura looks ahead to debut season
Trackhouse Racing MotoGP rookie Ai Ogura says Fermin Aldeguer i🥀s “already looking good” after his first test, while the reigning Moto2 champion “has to adapt a little bit more”.
Ogura is one of three MotoGP rookies making the ste♓p up to the premier class in 2025 alongside Aldeguer at Gresini Ducati and LCR Honda’s Somkiat Chantra.
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All three made their on-track debut last November at the post-season test in Barcelona, with Aldeguer the fastest of the bunch a❀t just under four tenths clear of Ogura.
Asked by wuqian0821.com if there was anything he felt his fellow rookies did that would be well-suited to MotoGP, Ogura said following 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:the Trackhouse 2025 launch event: “First of all, it’sꦇ always nice to have rider like me, who are rookies, because it means I’m not alone and there are three riders moving up from Moto2.
“So෴, it’s nice to see. They are g𓆉ood benchmarks.So, it’s always nice to have those kind of riders.
“Fermin was already looking good on a 🃏M𝐆otoGP bike in Barcelona.
“Somkiat and Ai have to adapt 🅷a little bit more, but I think we are all three quite at the same level𒁏 in the Barcelona test.
“So, we will see. But I hope th🔯at we all three wi💛ll do well.”
Ogura cut a relaxed figure after his first🎃 test last November, noting that the speed of a MotoGP🌼 bike and the stopping power of the carbon brakes was not a big shock for him.
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One💮 unique challenge for rookies in modern MotoGP is adapting to the sprint format, which Ogura says isn’t ideal for newcomers.
“I think e🐼specially for us, the style of the weekend, how it goes, from🧸 Friday is kind of qualifying already,” he said.
“So, maybe for the rookies we need a little bit more time to adapt 🍌and to understand. So, it’s not for us, I guess, but it’s l๊ike this.”
Ogura has signed a two-year deal to race for Trackhouse in the premier class and will join Raul Fernandez, who൲ returns for hi♈s fourth season in MotoGP.
Trackhouse kicked off MotoGP’s 2025 launch season on Tuesd෴ay at its Ch📖arlotte base in North Carolina.
The factory Aprilia squad will follow next on 16 January, with Aldeguer launching Gresini’s season o༒n 18 January.
