Asked By Coordinating Minister For Airlangga About Racing, Mario Aji Prefers Overtake From The Inner Track

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto in Jakarta, Saturday, July 2, received a visit from Mario Aji. The Indonesian rider who is currently competing in the Moto3 MotoGP class, Mario Aji, expressed his request for continued government support.

In a friendly and relaxed conversation, Mario Aji expressed his appreciation and gratitude for the various supports given by the Coordinating Minister for Airlangga while competing in Moto3 with a 250 cc engine capacity.

"Mario expresses his gratitude to Coordinating Minister Airlangga for the support you have given so far," said Mario.

On that occasion, Mario, who is also known as a champion on wet tracks, had the opportunity to hand over memorabilia in the form of his autographed helmet that had been used to race to Coordinating Minister Airlangga.

"Mario prefers an overtake from the outside or the inside?" asked the Coordinating Minister for Airlangga.

Mario revealed that he prefers overtakes from the inner track because to overtake from the outer track will be less gripping and more risky.

Furthermore, Airlangga also asked about the continuity of the school from Mario, who is currently in class XI in Magetan and is currently practicing more with the team in Barcelona, Spain.

Closing the conversation, Airlangga expressed his hope that he would continue to increase his enthusiasm for training and make achievements. This enthusiasm, he said, would of course be accompanied by optimism and government support through the provision of facilities and policies for the development of the sports sector.

Mario Aji has been in the world of motorcycle racing since he was 5 years old, starting with training on mini motocross. Mario Aji's career then began to skyrocket in the last 5 years starting from the Repsol motorcycle racing championship and until now he has managed to enter the Moto3 race at the young age of 18 years.

When competing in Moto3 Mandalika some time ago, Mario Aji and his teammates from Japan and Thailand were supported by the Honda manufacturer. In the world of motorcycle racing, Mario Aji admires the figure of Marc Marquez who is considered to have high motivation and a friendly attitude towards fellow racers even when off the track.

In the future, the racer who had made two starts in the front row hopes to continue to receive Government support regarding the projections to enter Moto2 qualification next year and MotoGP in the next 5 years.