Ai Ogura says a clear rider error was the cause of his Silverstone MotoGP crash.<\/p>\n
In many cases, riders can crash without knowing why, but this was not the case for Ai Ogura after he fell from the Silverstone MotoGP race.<\/p>\n
Ogura had dropped back at the start, but was running in fifth on lap 10 when he crashed at the final chicane.<\/p>\n
The cause of the fall, according to the Japanese rider, was clear when he spoke to the media.<\/p>\n
\u201cA bit more angle with the same amount of brake pressure,\u201d said Ai Ogura after the race at Silverstone.<\/p>\n
The crash cost Ogura 20 points to MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin, who is now 37 points clear of the Japanese rider. But Ogura thinks there remains parity between himself and the other Aprilia riders in terms of performance.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like we all are very close,\u201d the Trackhouse Racing rider said. \u201cIn one weekend, two guys are really strong; in another weekend, another two guys are really strong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere will be up-and-down, but it\u2019s really small.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust this time Raul [Fernandez] was really strong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I saw his data after the Warm Up today, I could see definitely it was his day and my target was to finish P3, P4 more or less. But wasn\u2019t good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
The start of the race was also complicated for Ogura, whose start device didn\u2019t disengage as he braked for turn one, leaving him with no rear suspension for the first two corners.<\/p>\n
\u201cWasn\u2019t sure about Raul [Fernandez] and Jorge [Martin],\u201d Ogura explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just adapting to them and I forgot to brake hard enough to turn off the rear device, and I lost a couple of positions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut nothing scary, I just couldn\u2019t lean like usual.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ogura also thinks the turn one problem cost him a shot at the podium, even without the crash.<\/p>\n