Cal Crutchlow missed his performance during qualifying for a Australian Grand Prix which he dominated last year. This time, it will be much more complicated starting from tenth place on the starting grid which is the price of a fall at turn 4. An accident at the worst time since during the last part of the qualifying exercise. As always, Crutchlow does not hide behind his little finger, even an injured one, to acknowledge his responsibility. But he promises an exciting race on Sunday…
The Englishman regrets his blunder all the more as he did not feel so bad: “ I'm better than last year, the whole bike is better » he assured. Fourth on Friday, here he is tenth this Saturday: “ I don't know how I could have lost the front of the Honda in that turn 4, but it was my fault. I didn't have time to restart myself afterwards and, therefore, improve ».
And now ? “ Tenth is better than twelfth” begins the LCR pilot with a thought for Pedrosa. “To make a podium or even win, it will be very difficult. But I am confident. I want to make a good start and be aggressive enough at the start of the race. Marc and Maverick are too far away, but I can take care of the others ».
He specifies : " there are some slightly crazy drivers up front. Like Iannone, Miller or Pol Espargaró. They will give everything in the first laps but will not last the distance with their rear tire, that's for sure. During FP4, however, we saw that we remained competitive with the worn tire. There are six drivers in front of me who will experience difficulties ". They have been warned!
#AustralianGP MotoGP J.2: Chronos
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'28.386 | ||
| 2 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'28.719 | 0.333 | 0.333 |
| 3 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'28.744 | 0.358 | 0.025 |
| 4 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'28.937 | 0.551 | 0.193 |
| 5 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 1'28.964 | 0.578 | 0.027 |
| 6 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'29.030 | 0.644 | 0.066 |
| 7 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'29.203 | 0.817 | 0.173 |
| 8 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'29.271 | 0.885 | 0.068 |
| 9 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'29.321 | 0.935 | 0.050 |
| 10 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'29.429 | 1.043 | 0.108 |
| 11 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'29.496 | 1.110 | 0.067 |
| 12 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'29.546 | 1.160 | 0.050 |
| Q1 Results: | ||||||
| Q2 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'29.346 | ||
| Q2 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'29.705 | 0.359 | 0.359 |
| 13 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'29.824 | 0.478 | 0.119 |
| 14 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 1'29.847 | 0.501 | 0.023 |
| 15 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'29.961 | 0.615 | 0.114 |
| 16 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'30.085 | 0.739 | 0.124 |
| 17 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 1'30.224 | 0.878 | 0.139 |
| 18 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'30.471 | 1.125 | 0.247 |
| 19 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 1'30.543 | 1.197 | 0.072 |
| 20 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 1'30.806 | 1.460 | 0.263 |
| 21 | 23 | Broc PARKES | Yamaha | 1'30.889 | 1.543 | 0.083 |
| 22 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'30.900 | 1.554 | 0.011 |
| 23 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 1'31.158 | 1.812 | 0.258 |
