Nakagami leaves Indonesia scoring points

IDEMITSU Honda LCR rider Takaaki Nakagami has ended 11th on Sunday race at the Mandalika International Street Circuit.

After overcoming some struggles over the weekend, Japanese Nakagami delivered a strong performance in the 27-lap race under intense heat in Indonesia. He is still in the process of adapting to the new HRC fairing, but his recent progress is a clear indication of his potential. Nakagami’s 11th place finish at the Mandalika has raised anticipation for his upcoming home Grand Prix in Japan, just a week away.

“Today’s conditions were hard. At the beginning of the race I struggled to warm up the tyres and that didn’t allow me to push. Then, once I understood the situation, I tried to avoid mistakes and push as much as I could with our package. The level of grip was quite low, and that made us suffer a bit. In any case, it’s been an important race to gather information, grab points and arrive to Motegi with the aim of doing a solid performance as it’s going to be my last home Grand Prix”.