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\u201cIt was quite the opposite,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that’s killing me, because my best result was in my first race: it was something special.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd in the following races I started to wonder if that was my true potential or not…\u00a0But the last race went quite well, and there were also several top 10 finishes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ogura added: \u201cDuring this season, at one point,\u00a0I thought maybe I wasn’t good enough, but then I started riding the bike well.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the injury, especially during the difficult times, I had doubts.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBut in the last two grand prix, I’ve had some very good races. So now I see a bright future. This is good.\u201d<\/p>\n
He branded his first year in MotoGP as \u201cnothing special\u201d, while noting that \u201cnothing has surprised me\u201d about his season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere’s nothing special to say about my first year in\u00a0MotoGP.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust races, lots of crashes and injuries. Although it’s been a difficult year, there are still many positives.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m very happy to have finished my rookie season, and I’m looking forward to the second one.”<\/p>\n
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\u201cTo be honest,\u00a0nothing has surprised me.\u00a0I always think about the worst-case scenario, so nothing surprises me.\u201d<\/p>\n
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