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MotoGP's next-generation 850cc prototypes hit the track at Mugello on August 5, with Honda's Takaaki Nakagami setting the fastest time of the day in the high 1:47s. That beat the May benchmark of a 1:47.2 set by Bulega, this time under noticeably hotter track conditions.
From corner entry to exit, that didn't ride like an 850 fighting its own weight. Bulega's 1:47.2 from May just got beaten, and this time it happened in hotter conditions. What Nakagami put down out there is proof Honda's new bike is the real deal.
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Isn't it early to judge off one day of testing?
Maybe, but Nakagami topping the sheet on its own means something.
Honda's 850 genuinely looks like the real deal now!
High 1:47s beating Bulega's 47.2 in hotter conditions is actually nuts.
Grip usually drops as temps rise, so the setup must be genuinely dialed in.
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