But Honda are “waiting for Ai Ogura to wake up” before calling on him as �🌊�a replacement, reports .

Nakagami is “the only doubt” that Honda currently have surrounding their 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2024 MotoGP rider line-up.

Joan Mir, despite his poor start, and Alex Rins, despite his public criticism of his team, are already tied to Honda for next season while Marc Marquez enters 🐟the final year of his lucrative contract.

But Nakagami’s con🧸tract expires at ꦛthe end of 2023 meaning Honda could seek a replacement.

His fellow Japaneཧse, Ogura, who rides in Moto2 for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, is the key candidate.

He is in his third season in Moto2 but it hasn’t gone to plan 🔯yet, leading to Honda’s hesitancy.

Ogura needed surgery on his wrist before the season began, then suffered another injury in൩ training, meaning he missed the start of the season.

As 🧸a result he sits 19th in the current Moto2 standings, and is not catching the eye in the way that Tony Arbolino or Pedro Acosta have been able to do.

Ogura’s slow start to 2023ไ has bought Nakagami time to secure a seventh consecutive season in MotoGP.

His best result this season was nꦚinth in Spain and France, but his troubles have been exacerbated by his new teammate Alex Rins.

Rins became the first Honda rider, aside⛄ from 𒈔Marquez, to win a grand prix since 2018 when he claimed victory in Texas.

Ex-Suzuki duo Rins and Joan Mir were significant additions to Honda this year, despite t🍬he team’s overall struggle to maintain com🐠petitiveness with Ducati.

It means Nakagami’s expiring contract ꦬleaves him vulnerable to the axܫe for next season.