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        "id": 1820114,
        "msgid": "veda-ega-pratama-finishing-fifth-is-not-enough-1782258692",
        "date": "2026-06-24 05:46:25",
        "title": "Veda Ega Pratama: Finishing Fifth Is Not Enough",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Sports",
        "summary": "Indonesian Moto3 rookie Veda Ega Pratama expressed dissatisfaction despite a remarkable charge from 20th on the grid to finish fifth at the Brno circuit. The 17-year-old Honda Team Asia rider believes his bike needs improvements to compete with the dominant KTM machines, highlighting his relentless ambition beyond merely scoring points.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Honda Team Asia crew enthusiastically welcomed\nthe pink number 9 bike back into the paddock. However, the same spirit\nwas not quite visible from its rider, Veda Ega Pratama. After bringing\nhis motorcycle to a halt following a fifth-place finish at the\nAutomotodrom Brno circuit in the Czech Republic on Sunday, 21 June, Veda\ndismounted and walked into the room somewhat hastily. The adrenaline was\nevidently still surging after a fierce last-lap battle with five other\nriders, all of whom were on KTM machines. Veda then took off his helmet,\nsat down in the paddock, and without wasting any time, began an\nevaluation with the engineers and mechanics. The 17-year-old explained\nin detail what he felt throughout the race, while the entire team\nlistened attentively. A member of the Honda Team Asia social media crew\nthen brought over a handphone to record Veda, saying, \u2018Give me five,\u2019 to\nsymbolise his fifth-place finish. However, the son of national\nSupersport 600 racer Sudarmono only gave a perfunctory expression to\nfulfil the high-five request before immediately returning to his\ndiscussion with the crew. Veda indeed finished fifth in Brno after\nstarting the race from 20th on the grid. He was supposed to start from\neighth position but received a 12-place grid penalty for allegedly\nslowing on the racing line during the qualifying session. Despite this,\nhe managed to climb 15 positions during the race, a remarkable\nachievement for a rider in his debut Moto3 season. Yet, his facial\nexpression and gestures showed a clear lack of satisfaction with the\nresult. The youngster is truly hungry for ambition. In a post-race\ninterview, Veda recounted the course of the race and shared his feelings\nabout the capabilities of the SF250RW bike. He noted that there are\naspects of the Honda machine that need improvement to match the other\nrivals in Moto3, although he also believes Honda has certain advantages\nthat can be exploited during a race. On the Brno grid that day, Veda\nstood at the very back in 20th position. Ahead of him were 19 bikes, 15\nof which were powered by KTM engines. The 2026 Moto3 season is dominated\nby KTM, with eight of the top ten riders in the provisional standings\nriding the Austrian machine. Veda is the only Honda rider in the top\nten, sitting in fifth place, alongside Guido Pini in tenth.<\/p>",
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