TAKA TAKES POINTS FINISH AT THE BRITISH GP

Takaaki Nakagami fought hard to secure a points finish at the British Grand Prix after a challenging weekend at Silverstone. The LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider displayed all of his customary determination to see the chequered flag, taking 13^th position in round 12 of this year’s MotoGP World Championship.

There were encouraging signs for the Japanese star as he was second fastest in Sunday’s warm-up session. Sat in 15^th on the grid, he also made a fine start and made up five places on the first lap, forcing his way into the top 10. Rear tyre issues later in the race meant he wasn’t able to maintain that position, but he completed all 20 laps and collected three more championship points.