P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Ai Ogura identified high-speed corners as the key gap to Aprilia leader Marco Bezzecchi at the Sepang MotoGP Test.
Ai Ogura expressed his dissatisfaction with his Sprint simulation performance at the Sepang MotoGP test, despite feeling more comfortable on Aprilia’s 2026 RS-GP. He finished 12th overall, trailing behind pace-setter Alex Marquez and the factory Aprilia benchmark Marco Bezzecchi. Ogura acknowledged his expectation to do better in the long run, especially because he felt a step behind the leading riders. Despite having a good feeling with the new bike, he noted the challenge of making that final push for improvement. Ogura identified high-speed sections as where he is losing time to Bezzecchi and expressed readiness to work on it at the upcoming Thailand track test. Lastly, the final pre-season MotoGP test is scheduled at Buriram on February 21-22, a track where Ogura achieved his best premier-class results in the past.
