Honda is going through a particularly delicate moment with regards to its MotoGP history and will have hard work ahead of it until it finds its way to success. For this the manufacturer will count with the important help of Takaaki Nakagami, who could play a ‘crucial role’.
Koji Watanabe, president of the Honda Racing Corporation at MotoSprint, left a word of appreciation to the brand’s rider, who races in the colors of LCR Honda: ‘I’m proud of the results he achieved with Honda’.
The person in charge further explained that the current moment is complicated: ‘We are going through the most difficult time in HRC’s history, so we are going to further expand our development team with Nakagami himself, for whom I have great expectations and whose role will be crucial’.
It is worth remembering that Nakagami will thus join Stefan Bradl, with Aleix Espargaró also joining the Japanese manufacturer’s testing team.
Currently Nakagami is the rider with the most experience with the Japanese bike in the category, he has been in the top category since 2018 and always on the golden wing bike.
From next year onwards, LCR Honda will have Somkiat Chantra, who joins Johann Zarco, while the main team remains with Joan Mir and Luca Marini.