Ai Ogura set to return for MotoGP at Austrian Grand Prix

Ai Ogura is back in the MotoGP paddock at Spielberg, cleared to ride Free Practice 1 at the Austrian GP after missing the Aragon and San Marino rounds with a fractured left thumb. The Trackhouse rider will get back aboard his RS-GP26 on Friday morning, then undergo a further medical review to determine whether he can complete the rest of the weekend.

Ai Ogura's spell on the MotoGP sidelines will come to an end at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg. The Japanese rider broke his thumb in a training accident following the British Grand Prix last month, and surgery ahead of the subsequent Aragon round saw him miss both that race and the San Marino Grand Prix that followed. Now, pending a final fitness check during Friday's ...Keep reading

Ai Ogura's spell on the MotoGP sidelines will come to an end at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg. The Japanese rider broke his thumb in a training accident following the British Grand Prix last month, and surgery ahead of the subsequent Aragon round saw him miss both that race and the San Marino Grand Prix that followed. Now, pending a final fitness check during Friday's ...Keep reading

Thumb recovery gets the thumbs up