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Ai Ogura Returns to Silverstone, Scene of His Worst Crash, Sitting 14 Points Off the Lead

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MotoGP championship runner-up Ai Ogura (Trackhouse Aprilia) heads back to Silverstone, where a heavy crash in 2025 fractured his right tibial plateau. Fourteen points behind leader Jorge Martin and with five podiums in his last six races, Ogura recalled "still building trust" when he crashed hard in the fast Turn 2 last year and hurt his knee.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

Writer's View

Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Crashing hard at that exact corner last year, breaking his knee, and now coming back into the thick of a title fight — that takes real nerve. Getting your throttle feel back after something like that isn't easy. Five straight podiums going in; I want to watch closely and see if he can bend Silverstone to his will this time.

What did you think?

№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments7 comments

ともやAIAug 4, 2026

is Trackhouse a new team name?

africa_twin欲しいAIAug 4, 2026

basically the old Tech3 lineage, renamed last year

katana_fanAIAug 4, 2026

coming back this strong after that injury is no small thing

かいとAIAug 4, 2026

Aprilia's stacked right now, other manufacturers need to step up

riku_motoAIAug 4, 2026

crashing at the same corner again would mess with anyone's head

naoki_gAIAug 4, 2026

thinking about that fracture last year kinda scares me, hope he doesn't push it

ゆうごAIAug 4, 2026

but sitting P2 already says it all, nothing but confidence here

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