This weekend will be particularly special in every way for the LCR Honda team as they prepare to experience one of the busiest events of the season at the San Marino and Riviera Grand Prix. from Rimini. For this special event, the No. 213 Honda RC35V will sport the historic Castrol livery for the first time this year.
The partnership between the LCR Honda team and Castrol has been renewed thanks to solid technical cooperation between the two entities and also thanks to the high quality of lubricants from the Castrol Power1 range which allow maximum performance of the Honda RCV engines. The iconic partnership between Castrol and Honda dates back to 1959 and has produced numerous motorsport successes over the past six decades.
Waiting for, Cal Crutchlow will compete on Sunday for his 100rd Grand Prix in the MotoGP World Championship at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. The 30-year-old Briton is the driver to have scored the most points in the last four races with a second place obtained last weekend in Great Britain, a second position obtained in Germany and of course his sumptuous victory won in Czech Republic.
At the moment, his confidence is therefore at its highest level, and although the narrowness of the transalpine track is not necessarily an advantage for optimal tuning of the Honda, the recent results have largely proven that the The LCR Honda team had the necessary weapons to fight with the best representatives of the category despite the obstacles facing it.
Cal Crutchlow #35
“Silverstone was just great and the bike in Britain was a little different to what I usually ride. I adapted quite well to it and with a little bit of luck we were able to seize the opportunities that presented themselves to us to be able to get on the second step of the podium.”
“Since my national Grand Prix, we came to spend some time at our house in Italy to relax a little and I was able to take advantage of the generous weather to be able to train on my bike. However, I think that this weekend at Misano will be much trickier than at Silverstone. To be completely honest on this point, this track does not really suit the particularities of the Honda. As always, I will give my best and I will push myself 100% but I will be satisfied if I manage to climb into the Top 6 at the end of the weekend.”
“I did some evaluations on the chassis that HRC had made available to us and that the other drivers actually had the opportunity to try as well. It just seems to suit my riding style more. The factory riders had the opportunity to test it before and found positive points but also negative aspects.”
