JAKARTA - Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Manager Hiroshi Aoyama gave his views on the attitude of his team's riders, including Mario Suryo Aji.
According to him, Mario Aji is the type of rider with an attitude that is too polite. The same attitude is also owned by their racer from Thailand Somkiat Chantra.
"Chantra and Mario Aji have a slightly softer personality. Too polite. If you ask for something and we can't give what you want, they accept without hesitation. Sometimes it's difficult for me because I can't encourage them to be more hungry," Aoyama said, as reported by Speedweek.
The characters owned by Mario and Chantra are very different from Ai Oguura. This Japanese racer is typical of people who are determined, dedicated and sometimes stubborn.
Hirsohi said that the recent cultural background differences in the composition of their riders were a challenge for his team.
"Ogura, on the other hand, does not accept (like Mario and Chantra's case) 'im impossible'. He is the type of 'I want him and I want him'," Hiroshi explained.
In addition, continued Hiroshi, racers from Japan are also more committed to their careers. Unlike Indonesian, Thai, and Malaysian racers, who sometimes do not feel at home abroad for a long time.
"We give our riders what they need to develop their skills. In Spain, where they live, we provide coaches, training environments, training programs including training bicycles, nutrition plans, medical checks, and everything," he said.
"Initially everyone said 'OK, okay', but when faced with hard training every day, racers from Malaysia, Thailand or Indonesia began to remember the yard camp," he added.
"Japan racers, on the other hand, stick to their commitments. They don't mind being abroad for months, their families are ruled out," Aoyama concluded.
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