Furusato Takes His First Podium after Second Place in Buriram

Today, we've lived an exciting 19-lap race, with a contrasting result between our three riders. Taiyo managed to finish second, with an option for a victory until the last moment. He showed to be fast, constant, and intense. I want to thank the team and the sponsors for their efforts; all did their best to achieve this result. Thatchakorn crashed at lap 4, continuing riding but far for the option of a good result. Mario was struggling all weekend to finish finally on P26. In the next race, I want all the riders to fight for podium positions and continue growing as a team.

I'm delighted to be on for the first time in a podium. This weekend, I felt well from the first practice on Friday. I was directly on Q2 and have been competitive there, despite the crash. My team worked hard to repair the bike, and we've achieved this podium together. 
At the start of the season, I was fast in one lap, but I wasn't competitive in the races. After the summer break, I made a big step: I changed my braking style, how I stopped the bike and opened the throttle. That proved to be effective.

It was another tough race for me. I started in the last group. I needed to roll down hard on sectors three and four because it was challenging to keep my position in the first two sectors. But I must be happy for the team today, for the podium achievement. I want to rest, resetting my mind before the Sepang race. 

Today, everything went differently than I expected. My starting position was very late, which made it difficult to achieve a good result. On top of that, I suffered a crash and a penalty for exceeding the track limits. Despite this, even though I lost a lap, I didn't want to retire. I wanted to finish the race to thank the public for their constant and unconditional support.