First of all, I would like to thank all of you who have supported us and allowed us to participate in the opening round of the season, even though we are still having a tough time with COVID-19. Thank you very much to all the sponsors and supporters.
The opening round of the season was held at the Portimao Circuit in Portugal.


Official Qualifying: 19th
　The Portimao Circuit is known worldwide for its ups and downs, and this was a difficult qualifying session for me as a first-time driver.
　I tried to get into a big group and use the slipstream to improve my time, but I made a mistake in positioning and could not attack as I wanted.

Final Race 1: 14th
　In race 1, I got a good start and was able to improve my position.
　However, I was unable to keep up with the front group due to my qualifying position, so I had to battle with the back group. Every lap was a fierce battle until the last lap, when I managed to finish at the front of the second group.

Final Race 2: 16th
　For Race 2, we made some big changes to the settings from Race 1.
　However, the changes backfired and the race turned out to be a tough one. I was able to race in the same group as in Race 1, but I was unable to get out in front at the final corner and finished the race in 16th place.

Summary
　This was the opening race of the Red Bull Rookies Cup. In the next round, I will focus on qualifying to make sure I can secure a front position!
　Thank you for your continued support.

Official Qualifying: 13th
　In this qualifying session, I was able to attack with a better flow compared to the previous session.
　I was not able to reach my target time, but my feeling improved a little, so it was a positive qualifying session.

Final Race 1 18th
　I got a good start in race one. However, I could not improve my pace right after the race. On the third lap, I went off the course to avoid contact with another rider.
　I was left alone and finished the race in 18th place.

Final Race 2: 11th
　In race 2, I made no mistakes from the start and was able to battle it out.
　Although I lost some ground to the top group, I was able to lead the second group. I was able to finish in the lead of the second group after a fierce battle that lasted until the last lap.
　I was able to finish in the lead of the second group.

Summary
　This time, from the qualifying round to the entire race, we were able to make a step forward from the opening round. I was able to make a step forward from the opening round.
　Thank you again for your support.

Thank you always for your kind words.
This is MotoGP rider, Takashi Nishimura.

I would like to report the results of the 5th round of the “Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup” held at Red Bull Ring in Austria on August 7th and 8th.
I would like to report the results.


Official Qualifying: 17th
　The Red Bull Ring in Austria is a circuit with relatively long straights, which was difficult for me because of my heavy weight.
I think I was able to use my slipstream to my advantage.
I was able to improve my lap time from the free practice session, but I couldn’t get a good feeling in the entry part of the corner.
I was able to improve my lap time from the free practice, but I couldn’t get a good feeling in the entry part of the corner, so I had to start from 17th position.

Final Race 1 16th
　In race 1, we made some big changes to the settings from the qualifying session. I struggled a bit in the beginning of the race, but I was able to get a better feeling than in the qualifying.
In the beginning of the race I struggled a bit, but I was able to get a better feeling than in the qualifying session, and despite the long lap penalty, I was able to catch up to 15th place.
I was able to catch up to 15th despite the long lap penalty. However, after the race, I was penalized an additional 3 seconds, which left me in 16th place and missing out on points.
It was a disappointing result.

Final Race 2: 13th
　In Race 2, I made good use of the points I learned from Race 1 and was able to stay with the front group from the beginning of the race.
I was able to stay with the front group from the beginning of the race, and although I was separated from the top group, I was able to stay at the front of the second group and was running in 9th place at one point.
I was running in 9th place for a while. On the final lap, I entered the back straight at the front of the group, but the rest of the pack used my slipstream to pass me.
On the final lap, I entered the back straight at the front of the pack, but the rest of the pack used their slipstreams to pass me and I was overtaken by 5 cars at once. I was able to overtake one of them and finished in 13th place.

　The Red Bull Ring is a pretty tough circuit for me, but in race 2 I could definitely see some growth.
However, I found some things that I can work on, so I will work hard with my staff to be in the top group in Austria 2 next week.
We will work together with the staff to make sure we are in the top group in Austria 2 next week.

　Thank you again for your support.