MotoGP rider Ai Ogura has addressed his on-track battle with Marc Marquez during the Malaysian Grand Prix sprint race, denying that Aprilia issued any team orders during the encounter.
Ogura, who rides for the Aprilia Racing team, spoke after the sprint event at Sepang, where he and six-time premier class champion Marquez contested position. The Japanese rider insisted that the team did not instruct him to yield or hold position, emphasizing that the battle was a pure racing incident.
Further details regarding the specific lap or the outcome of the sprint were not immediately available.
