
Konica Minolta Honda rider Shinya Nakano registered his first DNF at the Chinese Grand Prix two weeks ago. The Japanese 29-year-old hopes he can show a better performance at this weekend's Grand Prix at Le Mans.
"It's fair to say that we did not have a good weekend last time out in China, but I know the Team and I will bounce back for Le Mans," said Nakano. "I'm hoping that we will be much stronger on race tyres here as I really enjoy the circuit layout. Last year at the French GP I almost got pole, but eventually was bumped-back to second. This shows I can do it, so I'm very much looking forward to getting on the pace from the very first practice session."
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