LCR Honda have offi🍰cially unveiled its 2022 MotoGP colours for Takaaki Nakagami ahead of his fifth season in the premier class. 

Nakagami’s new LCR Honda features a brand new satin black paint scheme, while also keeping the traditional red and white🦹 of main sponsor Idemitsu. 

Nakagami, who has been with LCR Honda since making his MotoGP debut in 2018, remains without a podium finish♏, which is one oꦬf the reasons why the Japanese rider has elected to employ a mental coach for 2022. 

While i💟t’s still early days regarding the impact his mental coach is able to have, N🍸akagami has already altered some of his training patterns with less than a month to go before round one at Losail, Qatar.

Speaking after his 2022 bike launch, Nakagami said: "At the mom෴ent we just started, also he doesn’t really know about MotoGP. First thing that I explained to him was about MotoGP and why I need a stronger mentality.&nb🎃sp;

"I explained the problem I’ve had and although he doesn’t know t𓆉oo much about MotoGP, he has taken care of many athletes in many sports. 

"For example Golf, Tennis and Football. So first thing I did was explain to him the๊ problem that isn’t strong enough and that I wa🅷nt to be more competitive in certain areas. 

"He gave me some examples abo🦄ut the training and now I’m doing some different things." 

Nakagami, who celebrates his 30th birthday today, had his 2022 LꦉCR Honda livery presented shortly after second-year team-mate Alex Marquez, who is once again heavily backed b🐈y Castrol for the upcoming year.

Nakagami was quickest of the two LCR Honda riders during last weekend’s Sepang MotoGP✃ te❀st as finished 13th as opposed to Marquez’ 17th place. 

Both Nakagami and Marquez will be back in action this w🍎eekend as MotoGP heads t✱o Mandalika for the final pre-season test of 2022, also the first appearance for MotoGP at the new Indonesian circuit.