Teruel MotoGP: Nakagami Hunting Premier Podium



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Takaaki Nakagami will start today from pole position in MotoGP Teruel. The Japanese rider is determined to reach the first podium of his career in MotoGP.

Nakagami’s performance was quite stable during MotoGP 2020, although it is still not impressive. He never made the podium, but he always finished in the top 10. Another positive point, neither did he shock.

Before MotoGP Teruel, he also received a two-year contract extension from LCR Honda, plus enhance motorbike engine from next season. This increased the 28-year-old’s motivation.

He looked crazy during free practice sessions, where he was always in the top two. In qualifying, he even became the fastest with a record time of 1 minute 46.882 seconds.

Nakagami also became the first Japanese rider to win pole since Makoto Tamada in 2004. The extension of Honda’s contract apparently managed to ease his stress so that he could perform at his best.

“The bike is very good, so I am very happy. I want to thank my team and be proud to be here.” pole position, and I hope that qualifying performance can continue in Sunday’s race, “Nakagami said on Saturday (10/24), as quoted by Crash.

“Our speed is very competitive and quite surprising for us, because there is no change from last week. We have not yet decided which tires will be used for the race later on, but with good speed, that’s the most important thing.” added.

“I want to enjoy the race later. Now I got pole position for the first time and last Thursday we announced the extension of my contract. So now there is no stress, I feel freer and I really enjoyed this weekend,” explained the 28 year old pilot. that.

MotoGP Teruel will start on Sunday (10/25) at 7:00 p.m. WIB. Detikers can watch it on Trans 7 or via live streaming shows on detikSport.

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