At the age of nine, future MotoGP rider Takaaki Nakagami faced a big decision. Follow his parents into karting or focus his future on bikes.
Takaaki Nakagami:
I was like, ‘Ooof’. Before leaving Japan, my feeling was ‘OK, I'm strong. Maybe I can also beat the Spanish riders’, but the reality was not.The racetracks in Japan were more clean. No bumps. And always very high grip. You didn’t really have to think about the track conditions. It was very difficult to adapt to these conditions. I didn't know where the limit was and so I couldn't find the limit of the bike and also myself. I wasn’t able to show my real potential.I was in the MotoGP Academy, so Alberto Puig was like a team boss, and he helped me a lot.Well, he's a strong character. He's always yes or no. Clear.
But it takes a lot of time. It was not easy. Even in the Spanish Championship, I got only a few podiums. I couldn't win a race. And then after two years, I moved to the World Championship in 125GP with an Aprilia. But in those days some teams had factory bikes and it was a big difference [to the standard bikes].
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