LCR Honda MotoGP rider Takaaki Nakagami has credited emulating elements of Marc Marquez's riding style and set-up for his dramatically improved form ahead of this weekend's Andalusian Grand Prix. Riding a year-old Honda RC213V, Nakagami qualified a distant 15th and finished 10th in last weekend's Spanish GP season opener at Jerez, albeit as top Honda rider as Marc Marquez crashed out and LCR teammate Cal Crutchlow was ruled out by injury. But returning to the same track for the second round of the season, the Japanese rider has enjoyed a major upswing in form, finishing eighth in first practice for the Andalusian GP on Friday and then topping the slower afternoon session. He backed that up...
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