MotoGP rookie Ai Ogura says he was able to learn how to manage his tyres for a full race distance at the Thai Grand Prix after shadowing 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia in the sprint.

Reigning Moto2 champion 🌜Ogura turned heads in his debut in the premier class, after qualifying fifth on his Trackhouse Aprilia before bagging fourth and fifth-place results in the races.

Ogura’s grand prix form was particularly impressive, as he finished just 7.5s from race winner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez and was seven seconds clear of factory Aprilia counterpart 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marco Bezzecchi.

Fifth is the best result for a rookie in their grand prix d🙈ebut since Marc Marquez breached the podium at the 2013 Qatar GP for Honda.

Pecco Bagnaia lesson for Ai Ogura

Ogura says his consistent pace in the 26-lap grand prix was helped by being able to study how Bagnaia managed his tyres while followi🤡ng him in Saturday’s sprint.

“First of all, this kind of hot condition, 🦩for me it’s an advantage because I🌟 think for other riders it’s more tough and I don’t feel it so much,” the Japanese rider said.

👍“So, it’s a good point. The🎉 hardest thing for me was how to manage the tyre.

“But yesterday [in the sprint] I learned a lot from Pecco and I just did like yesterday in the main race and my pace was quite ok till the e✨nd.”

When asked🌺 about how his tyres degraded over the grand prix, Ogura noted: “Tyre dropped like I expected, but the last six, seven laps 🎃were difficult to manage.

“But I expected that before I started the ♉race. So, it was not a bad surprise for me. So, it was manageable.”

Ogura’s result in the sprint brough🐬t with it rave praise from around the grid and the paddock at large, though he says he didn’t come into Sunday’s race with the same ambitions.

“After the sprint, I had a little conversa🦩tion with my crew that it was a sprint, only 13 laps and the main race will be a little bit more complicated,” he added.

“But even with t🍸he main race distance, we were still there.♚ So, I’m happy.”

Ogura says he was able to manage the heat better than most because “I did a lot of r🅺aces in Asia when I did Asia Talent Cup. Can be one of the reasons.”

Quotes provided by Crash MotoGP Editor Peter McLaren