MotoGP Malaysia Day 3, Ai Ogura (Aprilia/10) outperformed Bezzecchi! "He made the wrong tire choice."

It went completely unnoticed, but Ai Ogura was indeed the best Aprilia rider on Sunday in MalaysiaThe Japanese rookie, who is experiencing a rather difficult first season despite some flashes of brilliance, still managed to find the necessary resources to secure tenth place, his first top-10 finish since the Catalan Grand Prix. His career may not be taking off like Fermin Aldeguer's, admittedly, but it shouldn't be forgotten that the 2024 Moto2 world champion was injured and doesn't have the same equipment.

Ai Ogura was very satisfied with his Malaysian Grand Prix, which he rightly considered a success. As usual, he spoke very simply, mentioning, in particular, Marco Bezzecchi's tire choice, which prevented him from capitalizing on a fantastic comeback. "From my point of view ofFrom what I can see, the tire choice was simply wrong. Marco chose the wrong front tire. we read in the columns of speedweek.

 

 

Much better could have been expected from the Aprilia contingent in Malaysia: Marco Bezzecchi did not have the expected performance on Friday, Saturday morning and Sunday, while he is still fighting for third place in the general classification against his friend Pecco Bagnaia. Raul Fernandez, who was the most recent winner at the time, did not shine and left Malaysia with a crash.

Ai Ogura, who overtook Marco Bezzecchi in the last three laps, stated that the identity of those he was overtaking did not matter, as long as he was gaining positions. « I'm generally happy to be able to overtake drivers on the track, no matter who they are.In the end, it's the result that counts. It's better than in the last few races, but I still need to improve in many areas » he concluded.

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