Saturday, September 25, 2010

Double Interview: MotoMatters Talks To Hiroshi Aoyama And Crew Chief Tom Jojic

Hiroshi Aoyama came into MotoGP as the last ever 250cc World Champion. But the likable Japanese rider did not get long to savor his title, or just 24 hours later, Aoyama was out on track with a new challenge, learning to ride the Honda RC212V MotoGP bike with the Interwetten Honda team. MotoMatters.com wanted to hear just how hard that challenge has been, and so we caught up with Aoyama and his crew chief Tom Jojic on the Friday morning before FP1 at Silverstone. Interviewing both rider and crew chief together gave a fascinating perspective into the interaction between the two, on how much alike - and how different - they must approach the race, and the difficulties of entering MotoGP with so little testing and practice.

MotoMatters: I'd like to start with you, Hiroshi. The last time I interviewed you was at Indianapolis last year when you were still chasing the 250cc title, which you won later in the year. Then you come into MotoGP, and last year is completely gone. How is that? How is that change from fighting for the win every weekend, fighting for the championship, to focusing on just trying to learn and trying to grow as a MotoGP rider?

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