NAGASHIMA PLEASED WITH PROGRESS AT SEPANG

Tetsuta Nagashima made encouraging progress as he got to grips with the Sepang International Circuit on MotoGP machinery for the first time. With changeable weather again complicating matters from the premier class in Malaysia, the LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider stuck to his task impressively on the opening day of free practice.

Tetsuta spent a dry FP1 trying to acclimatise to the demanding Sepang circuit with his lap times improving throughout. He then impressed during a wet FP2, ending the session in 20^th spot after growing in confidence and is now looking forward to qualifying tomorrow.