Already turning heads with fifth in Thai MotoGP qualifying, rookie 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Ai Ogura made an instant race impact by overtaking Jack Miller and Franco Morbide✅lli around the outside of Turn 1 in his very first prꩲemier-class start.

“It was nice,” smiled the Trackhouse rider.

Had he planned the move?

“To be honest, I didn't expect 🔜that the gu💜ys would brake quite that hard,” Ogura replied. 

“I almost ran into Jack, sꦗo I had to go outside. I still tried 💮to make the corner, which I could. So, nice!”

It put him into fourth place, directly behind the fact🔯ory Ducati of double MotoGP chജampion Francesco Bagnaia.

Ogura then stayed in the wheeltracks of the Italian f🐭or lap after lap.

“I thought 📖the riders were going to ride much more aggressive, but they were riding smo༒oth,” he said.

“That [being smooth] is exactly what I learned from 🗹Pecco. I was just trying to copy what he was doing. Because to ride behind Pecco for 13 laps is really quality for me.”

When the chequered flag fell, Ogura was still lesℱs than one-second from the red ma🌺chine,

“It's a big, big surprise,” he said.

“In the mid corner, I gained a lot [on Peccoꩲ], but in the stop and go corners, he has a bit more.”

Ogura may have spent 13 laps being blasted by the hot, dirty air from Bagnaia’s Ducati but didn’t feel any serious issues with his front tyre or physical condi🗹tion.

“After the Sprint, I felt like I was ready 𓂃for another 13 laps,” ไhe shrugged.

“For me, when I🐲 was on a Moto2 bike last year for example, it was just as hot.&🐬nbsp;

"I don't know about t⛄he other guys on the Aprilia, but at least for me, [the heat] is manageable.”

The reigning Moto2 champion was not only top Aprilia but finished nineღ places and 15-seconds clear of next best rookie Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Ducati).

But Ogura insisted it won’t change hܫis goals a﷽head of Sunday's grand prix.

“I don't really care about the position, I just want to꧋ give my maximum and the positio♚n is the position,” he said.

Ogura MotoGP debut "just amazing”

Trackhouse team principal Davide Brivio, who faced criticism from some quarters after picking Ogura over ‘h𝔉ome’ American talent Joe Roberts, was more animated.

“Of course it has been a great day for us!” said Brivio, ⛎who previously oversaw rookie MotoGP campaigns with Maverick Vinales, Joan Mi𝓀r and Alex Rins at Suzuki.

“We were all impressed by Ai in the race. He raced like a veteran - first start in MotoGP, he got himself into fourth position behind Pecco and sta💫yed there all race, so I think it was just amazing.

“He p🎉ositively surprised everyone and I did not expect him to be so fast, so quickly. So, let’s enjoy the moment and this type of race is also very important as it’s a great opportunity to learn, to understand MotoGP more.

“We are very happཧy for the result but, also, for the way his result came. Let’s see tomorrow - tomorrow is another day.”

Fellow riders were also quick to praise Ogura, with Bagnaia caught on camera tel♋ling Marc and Alex Marquez: "Incredible... He was 0.2-0.3s behind me. With the soft front tyꦇre as well."

Morbidelli, who finished🎃 f🅠ifth, labelled Ogura as the ‘MVP’ of the day while Trackhouse team-mate Raul Fernandez began his own media debrief by praising the Japanese.