Fourth! It's a Cal Crutchlow happy with his fate which finished with his Saturday qualifying in Germany. A Grand Prix which takes place on a Sachsenring track with resurfaced bitumen which offers the significant advantage to the Honda of turning its faults into a quality. A reversal of the poles, explained by the inimitable Englishman who will attempt, for the race, a bet...
Now, it is good to remember that between Sachsenring and Honda, the relationship is almost fusional: HRC has eleven victories at Sachsenring, and the Tokyo manufacturer is the one who has triumphed the most during the MotoGP era in Germany. Its drivers have climbed to the top of the podium over the past seven years.
This year, with three drivers in the leading square, the series seems ready to continue. For what ? The LCR pilot explains: “ the Honda works well here but also its riders work well on the bike, because we slide. And we know how to slide, more than others, because we are used to sliding. This is what our Honda imposes on us on all other circuits. But here it works ».
« From turn 1, we slide ". And the recipe works whether it’s dry or wet: “ They did a good job with the coating. We attack in the rain almost like in the dry after 25 laps. The difference in these conditions with Assen is day and night ».
Regarding his performance, the Englishman still says he is disappointed: “ I could have been on the first row but I lost a few tenths at the end of my fast lap because the tire had heated up too much. But fourth, it's okay ". For Sunday's race, Crutchlow going to try a bet… “ I don't know about the rear but for the front, I'll take a hard one that I've never tried before. No one has tested it anyway. We will see ».
This is sure to have some spice…
#GermanGP J.2: MotoGP Chronos
Qualifying 2:
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 27.302s [Lap 10/10] 274km/h (Top Speed)
2. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 27.462s +0.160s[5/10] 284km/h
3. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 27.949s +0.647s [5/10] 267km/h
4. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 28.089s +0.787s [7/10] 282km/h
5. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 28.210s +0.908s [8/10] 278km/h
6. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 28.383s +1.081s [8/11] 280km/h
7. Espargaro Pol ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 28.402s +1.100s [7/10] 275km/h
8. Alex Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 28.526s +1.224s [10/10] 279km/h
9. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 28.669s +1.367s [9/9] 280km/h
10. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 28.703s +1.401s [8/10] 282km/h
11. Maverick Vinales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 28.823s +1.521s[7/10] 281km/h
12. Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 28.968s +1.666s [9/10] 277km/h
Qualifying 1:
13. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 27.967s 280km/h
14. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 27.979s 280km/h
15. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 28.015s 278km/h
16. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 28.103s 281km/h
17. Mika Kallio END Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 28.285s 274km/h
18. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 28.404s 276km/h
19. Johann zarco ENG Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 28.444s 280km/h
20. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 28.625s 280km/h
21. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 28.659s 278km/h
22. alex rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 29.504s 281km/h
23. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 29.578s 275km/h
24. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 30.028s 277km/h
