MotoGP's under-the-radar rookie shares lessons from his debut
Somkiat Chan🌠tra became Thailand’s first MotoGP rider last week

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Somkiat Chantra has revealed what he was able to learn aboard his 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:LCR Honda during his MotoGP debut at the Thai Grand Prix.
The double Moto2 grand prix winner became Thailand’s first MotoGP rider when he made his premier class debut♌ aboard the LC🌺R-run Honda during the 2025 season-opener at Buriram.
Chantra qualified last on the grid but made up a few places in the grand prix to 18th, five seconds from the final points scoring place taken by Yamaha’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo.
While he𒉰 came away from the weekend without any points, Chantra says he was able to learn some valuable lessons from two big names on the grid during the grand prix.
“For me th🐼is was a really good experience because we can know about the body, if it’s ready for 26 laps oꩵr not,” he began.
“And also we can know about other riders about how they manage the tyres from beginnin൩g to the end.
“And also I was riding with Fabio and also 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick [Vinales] at the end, and here I was trying to check them how they are riding﷽ and it was not such a bad day for me. It was a good day.”
Chantra says Quartararo’s tyre management was evi🦩dent from the start, while the LꦍCR rider admits he was “too aggressive” in the early laps trying to keep pace.
“When I went with Fabio in the beginning, he looked like he managed the tyre very good in the begin🐲ning and also in the end he𝓰 had more grip at the end and he went away a little bit,” he said.
“Also ♕Maverick looked like he had more chances at the ♊end.
“I think I was too aggressive at the beginning and I destroyed the ಌtyre in the beginning, and then at the end it was difficult to go back.”
Near 40-degree Celsius temperatures made the Thai Grand Prix gruelling for t🃏he riders, with many noting how their bikes burned them during the 26-lap contest.
Honda riders in particular complained ꦚthat the RC213V struggled with heat dispensation; Joan Mir says his crash out of the race was because🦩 of this.
When asked if he’🐎d battled the same issue, Chantra replied: “My bike was a little bit hot on the leg, for me📖 on the last 10 laps, but for me it was ok.”
Chantra’s comments echoed those of fellow rookie Ai Ogura, who said he didn’t stru🐷ggle with the heat in the same wꩲay as others because of his time in the Asia Talent Cup.
ౠBoth Chantra and Ogura raced in the series on their way up the grand prix ladde𒉰r, with the former a champion in the series.
