Tetsuta Nagashima to replace Iker Lecuona for WorldSBK season-finale

Tetsuta Nagashima will replace Iker Lecuona for the final WorldSBK round of 2022 after the Spaniard suffered a fractured left vertebra and fractured left sacrum in a crash at Mandalika.
Tetsuta Nagashima, Honda MotoGP Motegi
Tetsuta Nagashima, Honda MotoGP Motegi

Lecuona is 35 points ahead of team-mate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Xavi Vierge in the battle for rookie of the year honours, and is therefore the favourite to secure that crown as his fellow Spaniard has not scored that amount of✃ points in a s🅷ingle round this season. 

Nagashima will step in for Lecuona having enjoyed ꦺone of 💯his best seasons as a professional.

The Japanese rider spearheaded Honda’s charge at the Suzuka 8 hours alongside Lecuona, taking victory ahead of Kawasaki and six-time WorldSBK champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jonathan Rea.

Nagashima was then brought in as wildcard rider in MotoGP for the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, before🧸 replacing Takaaki Nakagami at Buriram, Phillip Island and Sepang.&𝓀nbsp;

Nagashima, who will be making his Superbike debut, said: "I’m really happy to compete in the final WorldSBK round beca♒use it will be my first experience of the series and I’m both curious and looking forward to it. 

"At the same💦 time, I wish Iker a speedy recovery and hope he’ll be back soon. I will try to help the team with the bike, collecting as much data as possible for the future and doing my best to e🌊njoy this opportunity. 

"As I said, it’s my WorldSBK debut so I don’t know what to expect and the weekend sch💞edule is also new to me but I’m ready to get going!"

With꧅ Nagashima yet to confirm his future for 2023, a good impression in WorldSBK could go 🐼a long way to seeing him claim one of the final seats for next season, or put himself in the shop window for 2024 which is a more realistic possibility.

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