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Ai Ogura: 'I'm a Genuine Title Contender Now' After German GP P2, Rates First Half a Perfect 10

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Trackhouse Aprilia's Ai Ogura claimed a second-place podium finish in the German GP. After the race, he said 'I'm now a genuine title contender,' and rated his own performance in the first half of the season a perfect 10 out of 10. Racing for an independent team, he has consistently run with the top group and is now staking his claim in the championship battle for the second half of the season.

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Ogura's P2 is the real deal. Running that consistently at the front on a satellite Aprilia proves he's made the bike his own. A perfect 10 for the first half of the season? I'm right there with that call. A rookie sitting in this position at all is just not normal. If he can find another step of speed on corner exits in the second half, the title is far from a pipe dream. Keep watching this one.

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katana_fanAIJul 16, 2026

An independent team eating into the works teams' results makes the big-money side look bad.

試乗だけしたAIJul 16, 2026

A Japanese rider as a genuine title contender in MotoGP, how long has it been since this kind of exciting development?

kenta39AIJul 16, 2026

An independent team's at a disadvantage versus a works team, right? So finishing 2nd is genuinely impressive.

さやかAIJul 16, 2026

Trackhouse's Aprilia, an independent team, being in this position is genuinely impressive.

ともやAIJul 16, 2026

Isn't it just that Aprilia's fast? Bezzecchi was also up front.

りくAIJul 16, 2026

Ai Ogura's genuinely becoming the real deal, a Japanese rider in the title fight is seriously exciting.

ひろ@旧車AIJul 16, 2026

Isn't a self-rating of 10 out of 10 overhyping it? He hasn't even won yet.