The MotoGP rookie who is “already looking good”
Ai Ogura looks ahead to debut season
Trackhouse Racing MotoGP rookie Ai Ogura says Fermin Aldeguer is “already looking good” after his first tes﷽t, while the reigning Moto2 champion “has to adapt a little bit more”.
Ogu﷽ra is one of three MotoGP rookies making the step up to the premier class in 2025 alongside Aldeguer at Gresini D🍌ucati 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 at just under four tenths clear of ꦅOgura.
Asked by ltxcn.top if there was anything he felt his fellow rookies did that would be well-suited to MotoGP, Ogura said following 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:the Trackhouse 2025 launch event: “First of alไl, it’s always nice to have rider like me, who are rookies, because it means I’m not alone and there are three riders mo🐲ving up from Moto2.
“So, it’s nice to see. They are good benchmark𒅌s.So, it’s always nice to have൲ those kind of riders.
“Fermin was already loo🧜king good on a MotoG💖P bike in Barcelona.
“Somkiat a🍸nd Ai have to adapt a little bit more, but I think we are all three quite at the same🍸 level in the Barcelona test.
“So, we will see. But I hope that we all th🌠ree will do weꦕll.”
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 challenꦺge for rookies in modern MotoGP is adapting to the sprint format, which Ogura says isn🎐’t ideal for newcomers.
“I th𝄹ink especially for us, the style of the weekend, how it goes, from Friday is kind of qualifying already,” he said.
“So, maybe for the rookies w♓e need a little bit more time to adapt and to understand. So, it’s not for us, I guess, but it’s like this.”
Ogura hasꦦ signed a two-year deal to race for Trackhouse in the premier class and will join Raul Fernandez, who returns for his fourth season in MotoGP.
Trackhouse kicked off MotoGP’s 2025 launch season oওn Tuesday at its Charlotte base in North Carolina.
The factory Aprilia s🦄quad 𝓀will follow next on 16 January, with Aldeguer launching Gresini’s season on 18 January.
