Sprint
MotoGP 2023
Round 17
Takaaki Nakagami Completes the Sprint in Thailand
Chang International CircuitLCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami crossed the line 19th on Saturday at the Thai Sprint.
Starting from the 16th spot of the grid and having taken a step forward, Nakagami made a good start and recovered some positions immediately. However, when trying to get to rivals to overtake, he made a small mistake in the second lap on turn 12, and suffered a minor crash. He rejoined the Sprint and finished it, gathering important information for the Sunday race.
Takaaki Nakagami
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IDEMITSU Honda LCR I'm disappointed because we had a good pace, and I felt good on the bike; unfortunately, when trying to recover positions, I made a mistake, and I crashed. In any case, as the bike wasn't damaged, I managed to finish the Sprint to understand the conditions and try to do better tomorrow. I'm sorry for the team, and I thank them for the solid improvements we are doing this weekend.
I'm disappointed because we had a good pace, and I felt good on the bike; unfortunately, when trying to recover positions, I made a mistake, and I crashed. In any case, as the bike wasn't damaged, I managed to finish the Sprint to understand the conditions and try to do better tomorrow. I'm sorry for the team, and I thank them for the solid improvements we are doing this weekend.
