“Feet on the ground.” A phrase repeatedly uttered by Aki Ajo, team boss and owner of Ajo Motorsport, during our interview with him in his office at the British Grand Prix. Ajo, a Finnish former racer, has run an ultra-successful outfit in the lightweight and intermediate class championships in the MotoGP paddock, overseeing the development of some of the series’ biggest names.
In typically Finnish fashion, Ajo shoots from the hip. There’s no hyperbole, no understating. His observations are straightforward and honest.
