Effective summary
After missing two rounds, which probably took him out of the running for the 2026 world title just as he was going through a great period of form, Ai Ogura returned to the saddle in Austria. The Japanese rider from the Trackhouse team was immediately the absolute protagonist on the track, surprisingly managing to climb to third position in the Qualifying. An impressive result that earned him a comfortable direct access to tomorrow’s Q2. “I’m fine, my hand is okay,” said the Aprilia rider to the microphones of Sky Sport MotoGP, with his usual speech that is an understatement to call concise.
But on the other hand, Ogura has the gift of summarizing essential concepts in a few words. So, while physically today went well, #79 is aware that as the weekend progresses his endurance might be challenged and that, at the same time, a fundamental step will already come with Q2. “Tomorrow will be a difficult day – he said to the microphones of Sky – everyone will push harder, especially in qualifying and on this type of track it becomes difficult to do your race if you start from the back. So it will be tough, but we will do our job.”
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