Ai Ogura is no longer a surprise. After 22 years of waiting, we have a Japanese winner in MotoGP again, and he did it in stunning style.
We’ve joked for a while that Ogura has a knack for having brilliant late-race pace, and the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen was no exception. In a weekend dominated by Aprilia, Ogura surged past Jorge Martin and Raul Fernandez at the half-way mark and was completely untouchable after that.
But it also a weekend that was yet more trouble for now ex-Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi. A crash at 125mph going through Ramshoek now drops him behind Jorge Martin in the points, Diggia’s now only -16, Ogura -25 , and Marc Marquez loses no ground at -40. In fact, the Top 8 in the standings are covered by 63 points. Do we have one of the great Championship battles brewing?
Also on this episode, more talk on the silly season as Pecco Bagnaia moves to Aprilia, and Ai Ogura and Jorge Martin’s moves to Yamaha are confirmed. All that and even more on another Motorsport101!
