During the last Grand Prix of France MotoGP, we witnessed an unprecedented scene: a Dani Pedrosa forcing the passage on an opponent to take a position before cutting the road. Yes, the official Honda was indeed stamped with the 26 and not the 93. Marquez, come out of this body, we were tempted to shout. And the most surprised was undoubtedly his victim, a certain Cal Crutchlow who is not ungrateful in this type of duel...
The Briton finished fifth at Le Mans, a performance which allowed him to reconnect with the checkered flag at Sarthe which had not greeted him for two years. But the affair could have ended on the side of La Chapelle, during an eleventh lap where the will-o'-the-wisp Pedrosa slipped inside the corner. A maneuver so fast that the LCR pilot found himself quite surprised to see that the HRC Honda was at the apex he was trying to reach.
But La Chapelle performed its miracle and the two pilots were able to continue their procession. But even if Pedrosa has burned his halo for once, Crutchlow do not crucify his current adversary: “ it's the race. I have no resentment. He couldn't see me because he was inside. I widened in this turn because I was having trouble with my front tire ».
« I was offshore and I was slow so he saw the opening and he passed. Well, if the roles had been reversed, I would have sent him flying because he is so light! We'll see how it goes in the next race. ". It will take place on June 4 at Mugello…
