Trackhouse have their say on Ai Ogura's “disappointing” disqualification

Ai Ogura’s fight from 15th ♌to 8th in the Argentine MotoGP undone by an ECU-related technical infringement.

Ai Ogura, 2025 Argentine MotoGP
Ai Ogura, 2025 Argentine MotoGP

Rookie168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Ai Ogura’s impressive charge from 15th to eighth in Sunday’s Argentine MotoGP counted for nothing wh📖en he was disqualified 𒀰for a technical infringement.

A ‘technical error’ led to the wrong ECU being installed on Ogura’s Trackhouse RS-GP, a 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:violation o🍸f MotoGP’s homolog🔴ation rules.

Although the team insisted there was no performance advantage, the incorrect firmware version meant the Japanese rid𒉰er was disqualified.

“The post-race sanction against Ai is very disappointing,” 💫said team principal Davide Bri🎀vio.

“We have to accept the decision of the Stewards but feel very sorry for Ai because this didn’t give him any advantage and it’s sꦕo disappoint🍬ing to take away points from a great race and the great performance that he did on track.

“It doesn’t take away anything for what he has done. It was just a wrong version of the software in the ECU. He did a great race, a fantastic recovery and we move on and we will ♑continue.”

Ogura, Acosta, 2025 Argentine MotoGP
Ogura, Acosta, 2025 Argentine MotoGP

Ogura: “A great sadness”

Ogura, who made history with the best rookie🙈 debut since Marc Marquez by finishi💎ng fifth in Buriram, endured a more challenging weekend in Argentina.

After a quiet Sprint, the reigning Moto2 champion made a breakthro🎀ugh on the medium re♏ar tyre in warm-up. 

He gained five places on the opening lap of the grand prix befor💃e getting the better Pedro Acosta and finishing just behind the other factory KTM of Brad Binder.

“The race was really good,” Ogura said. “I was lucky after the start and gained a lot of positions and after that, I could pass a few riders, I wa꧂s rid🔯ing with very good pace.

“In warm up we found something and that made it a lot easier to go faster in the race. I think on the brakes, I was ok to pass the other riders, but ag🐎ainst Binder, it was really tough to get past.

“On the exit, I had a bit more compared to him but on the brakes, he was doing very well. I was a little bit disappointed about my last lap, that I couldn’t find a way to pass Binder, but anyway, it was a great race and I’m really happy a🙈bout today.

“I’m happy about the weekend, but especially Sunday. I♎t is a great sadness that the result cannot stand.”

The disqualification not only stripped Ogura of eighth place but cost him eight championship points, dropping him💛 from fifth to eighth in the early standings.

Brivio, however, remained upbeat: “Ai did a great recovery, starting in P15 and finishing eighth but especially what✅ we really enjoyed are the fights with m🌞any experienced riders, overtaking when it’s not so easy to do.

“Overall, it was very good, another great weeke𓂃nd froꦛm Ai despite the starting position. We go forward, keep going.”

Raul Fernandez, 2025 Argentine MotoGP
Raul Fernandez, 2025 Argentine MotoGP

Penalty, then first point for Fernandez

The only consolation for Trackhouse was that Ogura’s DSQ elevated team-mate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Raul Fernandez into 15th, earning him his first point of t൲he season.

The Spaniard was in 14th place when he served a long lap penalty for conꦡtact with Enea Bastianini in the Saturday Sprint.

Al🔥though he didn’t fully agree with the penalty, Fernandez was happy with how the incident was handled by the FIM Stewards panel, now led by Si🍰mon Crafar.

“First of all, I’m happy with the new steward panel,” Fernandez said on Sunday. “You can speak with them and can explain your pꦚoint of view.

“I agree only 50% with the penalty, because I touched with Enea a little bꦏit, but he crashed alone because he didn’t pick up the bike. But I’m still happy with the stewards - this is a step for us.

“Apart from that, we changed the bike again today - I got on this bike in Thailand, when I was injured and I didn’t feel so well with my body and maybe that was🐼 a mistake, because we lost the line a lit💯tle bit.

“In Thailand it was more or less good but here, after two days, the bike didn’t work like I want. So, we came back to the way I had last year and that was the key 𒁃to feelꩲ competitive again.

“In the last part of the race, I felt very good witꦫh the bike and the tyres, so I am very 🍰motivated to go to Texas.”

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