Duel between Ogura and Augusto Fernandez decorates Malaysian GP

Ai Ogura (Karex) and Augusto Fernandez (Karex) will feature in a new showdown for the Moto2 World Title at this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix., they can meet quite a few rivals along the way. Most importantly, Spaniard Alonso López (Boscoscuro) for his exhibition in Australia and Spaniard Izan Guevara (Gas Gas) can also enjoy the world title already achieved mathematically. No pressure.

Neither Ogura nor Fernandez appear to be on their best winning streak as the Japanese have been unable to get past the unremarkable 11th place with numerous problems throughout the weekend., and the Spaniard made a big mistake in 3rd place, and although he did everything in his favor to extend his championship advantage, he gave up first place in the world championship, far from achieving his goal. his rival.

Augusto Fernandez’s only luck was that Ogura’s slump only allowed him to score 5 points. The Japanese now lead the points table but are just 3.5 points ahead of the Spaniardsfor the remaining 50 to distribute.

And neither will get any easier for the rest of the championship. Alonso Lopez arrives in incredible conditionhe won at Phillip Island with unquestioned authority, even after having to serve a “long lap” penalty.

As the Madrid pilot of Los Molinos describes it so well, there’s nothing quite like “sitting on your couch at home and watching yourself assess what you have and what you need.”

Lopez was left without a bike before the start of this season Even with a signed contract, at the Mugello race he received a call from the Boscoscuro team, which was running in the FIM CEV Repsol, to replace Italy’s Romano Fenati for his performances, where he He saw an opportunity to prove himself. For what it’s worth and to be honest, he’s doing it with a vengeance.

Alonso Lopez is a great Moto2 hero and a big surpriseItaly’s Celestino Vietti and Tony Arbolino, Britain’s Jake Dixon, Thailand’s Somkiat Chantra, and Spain’s Aaron Canetto and Albert Arenas, among others, could deduct points by interfering in the Ogura-Fernandez fight. There are several other pilots who can, but .

Jorge Navarro will not be participating in Malaysia, or perhaps the Valencia Community Race. He broke his femur in a fall during the Australian race and had to be evacuated by helicopter to a Melbourne hospital for surgery.

His place in the Sito Pons team will be taken by a young prospect, also from Spain, the young Borja Gomes.the 17-year-old declared runner-up in the Spanish Superbike Championship last weekend with more than seven wins, but was overtaken by former world champion Esteve “Tito” Rabat.

The approach and strategy are very different in Moto3. In Moto3, we already have Spain’s Izan Guevara (GasGas), the math champion. A possible outcome for his team in his two remaining races.

As usual, his on-duty rivals are Japan’s Ayumu Sasaki (Husqvarna) and Itsuki Suzuki (Honda), Italians Dennis Foggia (Honda) and Andrea Minho (Honda) and Turkey’s Deniz Onju (Honda). KTM) and Spain’s Sergio Garcia Dorus (GasGas), Jaume Macia (KTM), Daniel Jorgado (KTM) and David Munoz (KTM) among others.