Marc Marquez won the first sprint of the 2025 MotoGP season at the Grand Prix, Thailand. Ducati’s new signature led Alex’s brother after a controlled show.

Francesco Bagnaia was third, who calls a strong recovery from a disappointing Friday, where he had lost an automatic Q2 position. Still, Marquez hit the first blow to the rivalry of the intraocular rivalry.

World Champion Moto2 AI Ogura was an excellent quarter for Trackhouse, with Franco Morbidelli of Franco Norbidelli of VR46. Morbidelli was sentenced to Sunday’s match after blocking Bagnaia in practice.

Pedro Acosta made a nice move to Brad Binder, the KTM teammate and the sixth place. He also passed Fabio Quartararo (P7) in one of the few parts of the second half of the match.

Binder crossed the eighth line, with Joan Mir marking the last point for Honda. Mir has been rejuvenated in Buriram in a refreshing RC16.

Neil Hodgson admits that he did wrong Ai Ogura after a stunning Thai Grand Prix

While Marquez won the debut in an ominous statement of intention and his brother defeated the Bagnaia factory rider, Ogura was definitely the standout in the sprint. The expectation was that it would take time to adjust.

Indeed, while his colleague Fermin Aldeguer has drawn Marc Marquez comparisons, he was only 13th on a bike that was obviously fast enough to finish on the podium. But Ogura was reinforced as Aprilia rider after a bad start for Marco Bezzecchi.

The Japanese rider executed a fascinating overtaking around the exterior of Pramac’s Jack Miller in the first corner to get the fourth. Even more intensively, one could argue, then put pressure on Bagnaia.

Trackhouse only ended higher than the fourth in a race in the whole of 2024.

Speech Tnt sports’ The coverage, Neil Hodgson admitted that he was wrong about Ogura – and Trackhouse Brivio’s boss was right. Hodgson believed that the Americans should have signed Joe Roberts.

“But who would believe at this point that Ai Ogura would threaten Francesco Bagnaia?” Hi noticed. “A man who will have a huge smile on his face is Davide Brivio, the team manager from Trackhouse Racing.

“Do you remember eight months ago when they were trying to find out which rider to choose? We all said ‘you have to go with Joe Roberts’. He was the only man who wanted Ai Ogura – Wow, made the right decision.

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Commercial, Roberts seemed to make it more meaningful as a US rider. However, they are only two wins and eight depths in the intermediate class from the 2017 debut.

As a champion, Ogura deserved the opportunity to accelerate. For all his confidence, the equally brivio will be surprised by how well the 23 -year -old started.

Yamaha’s Alex Rins told Marquez that he “didn’t believe” how fast Ogura was at Sepang Shakedown this winter.

Ogura impressed the trackhouse with the duration of her non -season moral work. His extensive preparation for his debut has already rendered before the main Grand Prix on Sunday.