Trackhouse boss explains how Marc Marquez’s return has given Ai Ogura ‘great hope’ in the title race.

While the victory is important Ogura It ended on a personal level Marquez A race for two to win the Grand Prix. Not only that, but it boosted the trackhouse rider’s championship chances.

Ogura currently sits in P4 in the Riders’ Championship, after the Spaniard dominated the standings with a P3 finish, 25 points clear of Martin. Dutch Grand Prix. It is very tight on the top of the table, and Brivio He thinks that’s to the 25-year-old’s advantage.

Davide Brivio says Marc Marquez’s recovery in the title race has given other riders great hope.

Speaking to reporters in the Dutch Grand Prix paddock after the race, Brivio said Marquez’s recovery in the championship ranks now gave many riders “great hope”.

After returning from injury at the Italian Grand Prix in May, the world champion scored 96 points, and the 102-point deficit he was looking at at the championship leader has now been cut to just 42 points.

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After being asked if both of his Trackhouse riders are now in contention for the title, he answered through Motosan“Well, obviously, if you look at the rankings, there are a lot of riders in the fight for the world championship – maybe ten or twelve.

“In my opinion it was interesting this weekend, because what we saw Marc do… Of course, we are talking about Marc Marquez, so we have a lot of respect for him.

But what we’ve seen Marc do – he’s got 62 points in just two Grands Prix – I think it gives everyone a lot of hope, even those who are still 100 points down.

“So mentally it will be a very open world championship for everyone. In any case, mathematically, everyone is in the race, so it’s good that everyone can dream and go.”

However, David Brivio says he still ‘doesn’t dare to dream of a world title’.

Brivio has plenty of experience in leading a team to glory from his time in MotoGP. Factory Yamaha team with Valentino Rossi and Jorge LorenzoAlso, Joan Mir in 2010. The Italian’s stint with Suzuki as he claims the riders’ title in 2020.

The Trackhouse can certainly create a similar surprise to the Suzuki, but the Brivio has its feet on the ground for now. “Right now, I don’t even dare to dream of a world title,” he added in a statement to reporters over the weekend.

“As I said, there are a lot of riders to win because we have to remember that there are riders out there at the moment – maybe fifth or sixth – but we know they have a lot of potential. Of course we’re not giving up, but we’re still in the mix.

“The biggest thing this year – and this is something I always say when we talk to Raul about it – every weekend, every Thursday when we go to district, there’s an opportunity to do well.

“We didn’t get there by accident. It’s not because it rained or for some reason that we landed on the platform just because others crashed.”