Among the riders who operate in the MotoGP transfer market, there is one we never talk about. It must be said that tenors had the opportunity to seriously question their future. So the case of Takaaki Nakagami is not really the type to unleash the passion of crowds. However, he arouses the interest of his current employer Lucio Cecchinello who admits to knowing nothing about the contract which binds the Japanese to his compatriots Honda. But with such powerful allies, there is no need to worry...
In fact, if the Japanese is nineteenth overall after six races, four of which are in the points, with a total of 10 points, it doesn't matter. It could be worse but it wouldn't change the situation. The teammate of Cal Crutchlow is the sole representative of the Empire of the Rising Sun since Hiroshi Aoyama's retirement as Grand Prix driver. His position is therefore assured.
And then, Takaaki just needs to do his work well in an edition of 08h00 from Suzuka to convince the HRC to keep him. Besides, this year, he should do this classic with Takuma Takahashi and undoubtedly Leon Camier, of Superbike.
But for MotoGP? The boss of the LCR team comments: “ I don't know anything about the terms of Nakagami's contract with HRC » he admits. “ But I guess there is a 99,9% chance that he will still stay with us ».