The opening MotoGP Sprint of 2025 had a number of storylines running through it, one of which was Ai Ogura, who ℱfinished fourth in his first race in the premier class.

It was not a Grand Prix, of course, b🐓ut Ogura took fourth place at the beginning of the race when he passed multiple riders around the outside of turꦛn one, and then held position until the end, finishing 4.4 seconds off the win as the best non-Ducati rider.

It was a performance which impressed 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli, who tried to pass the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Trackhouse Racing rider at the beginning of the race at turn four, and was ultimately unable to mount another ch💃allenge.

✱“Today, the MVP of the day, which is Ai Ogura, was impressive,” Morbidelli 🔥said, adding that he was surprised at how long the rookie’s pace lasted.

“To overtake him in the beginning of the race I made a mistake, then I was expecting h𓆏im to drop back some spots.

“But instead he had a spotless race, it was impressive, and it was very hot, but very beautiful at t🍒he same time to see him race in this way in his first Sprint race ever in MotoGP.”

The Italian added that he was not any more impressed by Ogur🔯a because he’s riding an Aprilia, only because he’s a rookie, and made a comparison with another rider who st💃ood out on debut.

“We’ve seen Aprilias being very quick in Sprint race𒉰s, so it doesn’t surprise me that he’s on an Aprilia; what surprises me is that this is his first race weekend ever in MotoGP,” Morbidelli said.

“We see how rookies struggle in new categories, apart fr🤪om Pedꦜro Acosta and Ai Ogura.”

Aprilia official test rider Lorenzo Savadori, who is racing in Thailand this weekend in place of the injured Jorge Martin, said: “I’m happy for the result for Ai,ও for Ogura, because it was very impressive and we are working in a correct way and we are happy.”

Regarding what has impressed him about Ogura, Savadori added: “The feeling he hꦡa💛s after eight days of testing, because he rode very well, very smooth, and aggressive in some points.

“Honestly, I’m happy for me and for Aprilia because also he’s a rookie and he’s able to arrive t🧸o 100 per cent, or close to 100 per cent, in the Sprint because he did a very good Sprint.

“Also, i🌱n general, this track for us is not a super-friendly track for us, so it’s positive.”

Ogura himself 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:said his 🧸Sprint performance was “a big surprise,” but said he was able to use his position to learn some things about riding ꦯtechnique in MotoGP, particularly about how to ride smoothly.

Quotes provided by Crash MotoGP Editor Peter McLaren at Buriram.