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Today began the Austrian MotoGP weekend at the Red Bull Ring, for a Grand Prix that will not have a main sponsor as usual. Our correspondents Paolo Scalera and Matteo Aglio commented in the company of Carletto Pernat on this eve with a world championship that promises to be increasingly interesting between now and the end of the year. Unexpected and very welcome guest an Enea Bastianini who, for reasons he explains in the video, categorically refused to sell his Ducati Panigale V4S 2025 used in the Race of Champions to our Dean, looking for that last tenth at Vallelunga to finally be able to switch from the hourglass to the stopwatch to take the times (note from a future former editor, MC).
The news of the day, of course, is the confirmation of Ai Ogura's landing in MotoGP with Aprilia, a signing that was widely announced but was by no means a foregone conclusion. For Aprilia by the way, this is not at all an unusual scenario, as they have already fielded two Japanese riders in the top class in the past, first with Harada in 500 and then with Noriyuki Haga riding the legendary RS Cube in MotoGP.
Virtually everyone in the paddock was convinced that Ogura would come to the top class with Honda in Lucio Cecchinello's court, but things did not go as planned and this represents, according to our Pernat, yet another snub of a clearly struggling Honda.
Enjoy our TG!
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