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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia in the sprint.

Reigning Moto2 champion ꦐOgura turned heads in his deb🧜ut 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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez and was seven seconds clear of factory Aprilia counterpart 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi.

Fifth is the best result for a rookie in their grand ꦑprix debut since Marc Marquez breached the podium at the 2013 Qatar GP for Honda.

Pecco Bagnaia lesson for Ai Ogura

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

“First of a🌜lꦇl, 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 t🌸hing 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 end.”

When aske𝕴d 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 forꦅ 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 conversation with my crew that it was a sprint, only 1🌳3 laps and the main race will be a little bit more complicated,” he added.

“But even with the main race dis𒅌tance, 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 races in Asia when I did Asia Talent Cup. Can be one of the💫 reasons.”

Quotes provided by Crash MotoGP Editor Peter McLaren