MotoGP newcomers have “a thousand things to improve” - can they cope?

Rookies reflect on Sepang shakedown test

Ai Ogura
Ai Ogura

Three MotoGP rookies are now well 🅺on their way to learning the ropes of their𝓀 new machinery.

Trackhouse Aprilia’s Ai Ogura, Gresini Ducati’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fermin Aldeguer and LCR Honda’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Somkiat Chantra are the trio of new faces in the premier ✨classಌ for 2025.

They completed the three-day𒐪 shakedown test in Sepang, before the majority of their rivals return to the track this week for the official test.

The pressure on the rookies to hit the ground running will ꦓsoon ramp up.

Trackhouse’s Ogura said: "It was a good start fo♈r the season. We did a good job, all three days.

“For the moment, whatever comes is positive.”

Ogura said about the official test this week: “I still haven’t had much time on a MotoGP bike. There are a thousa▨nd things to improve!

“I don’t ha♏ve, at this point, [anywhere in particular] to improve.

“ꦐLap by lap,♓ session by session, I try to improve the bike. We hope to get to the top.”

Aldeguer, Marc Marquez’s replacem🥂ent at Gresini, said: “Durin♏g the shakedown test, I felt good. The first day was difficult.

“Physically, it was crazy!

“We worked in a good way, lap by lap. We improved a lot. W🎉e are arriving with a good time. This is important, we haven’t stopped, and we are alread꧅y getting better.

“I have improved by t☂wo seconds. But it’s not🍰 about the time. We have to continue with this calm, and to improve with the top riders and better conditions.

“MotoꦰGP bikes are harder than Moto2. But ꧅also the race is longer.

I have to continue working o𒉰n my physical condition, and 𒈔to arrive in Thailand.”

Chant🗹ra, who is entering MotoGP on the worst bike available, said: “I had two days at the shakedown. The first day we tried to understand how the bike was working. It was a good day for me, to try the❀ new bike.

“I tried to know how the bike goes, and the electronics. It was different to the Barcelo🌳na test.

“On the second ওday, we did a differentℱ test and we improved our lap time.

“But I am still far. “

Chantra said about how to improve: “When I check the data of mᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚy teammate, or Taka, I was losing a lot on Sector 1, 2 and 3. I was good at Sector 4.

🤡“I lost a lot of corner speed. At the stop and go corner, it was similar.”

The three rookies will join the remainder of MotoGP’s riders at the three-🐠day Sepang test on February 5-7 this week.

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