HRC test rider Tetsuta Nagashima will once more be substituting Takaaki Nakagami in the LCR Honda Idemitsu Team at this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Having stood in for his compatriot at the last two events in Thailand and Australia, the Japanese rider has again been called up as Nakagami’s replacement, while the latter continues to recover from hand surgery.
Following another medical check this Monday, LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Nakagami has been advised by doctors not to race at Sepang, as the injury he picked up in Aragon in September continues its healing process.