TAKA TAKES 12TH ON THE GRID AT THE RED BULL RING

LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami will start the Austrian Grand Prix from the fourth row after a challenging day of qualifying at the Red Bull Ring. The Japanese star made direct progress to Q2, but struggled to put together a fast lap during the qualifying shoot-out and eventually had to settle for 12^th position on the grid.

Sitting fourth overnight, Taka ensured his presence in Q2 by defending his top-10 spot in a competitive FP3, ending the session in eighth. He then finished 12^th in FP4 as he looked to work on his race pace, but could not find his best form in the qualifying final and will now look to make a fast start in Sunday’s race.