But Honda are “waiting for A🐓i Ogura to wakeꦺ up” before calling on him as a replacement, reports .

Nakagami is “the only doubt” that Honda currently have surrounding their 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2024 MotoGP rider line-up.

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

But Nakagami’s contract expires at the end of 2023 meaning Honda could seek 💜a replacement.

His fellow Japanese, Ogura, who rides in Moto2 for🔯 Ideℱmitsu 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 hes꧃itancy.

Ogura needed surgery on his wrist before the season⛦ began, then ಞsuffered another injury in 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 eℱye in the way that T♛ony Arbolino or Pedro Acosta have been able to do.

Ogura’s slow start to 2023 hasꦍ bought Nakagami time to secure a seventh consecutive season in 𒀰MotoGP.

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

Rins 𒐪became the first Honda rider, aside from Marquez, to win a grand prix since 2018 when he cl𝓡aimed victory in Texas.

Ex-Suzuki duo Rins and Joan Mir were significant additions to Honda this year,🤪 despite the team’s overall struggle to maintain competitiveness with Ducati.

It means Nakagami’s expiring contract leaves him vulne𝕴rable to the axe for n𓂃ext season.