TAKA SIXTH FASTEST ON DAY ONE OF VALENCIA GP12 November 2021 | Valencia GP PracticeTakaaki Nakagami made an encouraging start as free practice for the closing round of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship got underway at Valencia. Chasing a positive result to sign off the season on a high, the LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider was fast throughout on a day of mixed conditions and looks well placed to qualify directly for Q2.
The premier class were caught slightly off-guard by heavy rain in the morning which meant FP1 took place on a slippery track. Taka adapted well to the wet conditions and ended 10th fastest, before underlining his liking for the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in a dry FP2 by taking 6th spot on the timesheets.Takaaki Nakagami – 6th (1’31.427)“We had a good start today in both sessions, FP1 and FP2. It was different conditions, wet in FP1 and dry in FP2, in both sessions we were able to stay in the top 10, especially FP2 when we had quite consistent lap times and good pace. I’m quite happy about today, although we still need to improve the braking stability, but that was the only main issue really. I’m really looking forward to tomorrow morning’s session and qualifying and our target is to get a first or second row place in qualifying.”
TAKA SIXTH FASTEST ON DAY ONE OF VALENCIA GP12 November 2021 | Valencia GP PracticeTakaaki Nakagami made an encouraging start as free practice for the closing round of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship got underway at Valencia. Chasing a positive result to sign off the season on a high, the LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider was fast throughout on a day of mixed conditions and looks well placed to qualify directly for Q2.
