Torrential rain across England forced the cancellation of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday. LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow had qualified in fourth position on the grid for his home race, but awful conditions denied the local hero a chance to compete in front of his own fans. Race direction opted to […]
Archive for August, 2018
LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami will start the British Grand Prix at Silverstone from the seventh row of the grid after a truly challenging qualifying practice at the legendary venue. The Japanese rookie was thrown a curveball by changeable conditions during qualifying at the British track, with intermittent showers leaving the track wet in […]
LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami made an encouraging start to the British Grand Prix weekend as he finished the opening day of free practice in 11th position. The Japanese talent has fond memories of Silverstone having emerged victorious in the Moto2 race at the British circuit last year and is now hoping for another […]
LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami admits he is excited to be returning to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix given his past success at the venue. The MotoGP roadshow rolls into England for round 12 of the World Championship and, on an important weekend for his team, the Japanese talent is looking for a […]
LCR Honda IDEMITSU’s Takaaki Nakagami took his first point-scoring finish since Le Mans in May as he sealed 15th place at the Grand Prix of Austria on Sunday. The Japanese rider was delivered a difficult hand on his first visit to the Spielberg circuit as a MotoGP rider, with two practices ruined by rain. Nonetheless, […]
MotoGP rookie Takaaki Nakagami will start the Austrian Grand Prix from the seventh row of the grid after a difficult weekend of weather at the Spielberg circuit. The LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider has had limited dry track time on his first visit to what is a uniquely technical track, but is still hopeful of making […]
LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami endured a demanding day as free practice got underway for the Austrian Grand Prix. The Japanese rookie is competing in his 150th GP this weekend and contrasting weather conditions made life tough for him and his fellow riders on Friday, with morning sun giving way to torrential rain in […]
LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami will look to make it a memorable occasion as he competes in his 150th Grand Prix in Austria this weekend. The Japanese rookie was invited to take part in the pre-event for this Sunday’s race at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg and enjoyed the chance to mingle with […]
LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami was back out on the track on Monday for a day of official MotoGP testing following the Czech Republic Grand Prix. It proved a frustrating weekend for the Japanese rookie; he finished Sunday’s race just outside the points in 17th position, finding it difficult to readapt to his RC213V […]
LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami just missed out on a points finish in the Czech Republic Grand Prix on Sunday. Starting from the seventh row of the grid, the Japanese rookie was impeded after a collision on the opening lap and then struggled to make up ground as he eventually finished in 17th position. […]