Ce Italian Grand Prix of MotoGP was a triumph for a Ducati factory which did the double and a good surprise for Yamaha which managed to get on the podium thanks to Valentino Rossi. But we were especially waiting for the Hondas which had shown promise during the tests carried out a few days before the meeting in Tuscany. In fact, this visit to Mugello turned into a disaster. The fault is the higher temperatures and a tire allocation which caused a problem with the behavior of the front rubber. The survivor of the shipwreck, Cal Crutchlow, tell…
Until then, we said the new Honda was well born, more efficient, with a Marc Márquez still so imperial on it. An evaluation which must be revised downwards since Mugello. Because Honda's results at the end of this sixth round of the calendar are disastrous: fall of Márquez, fall of Pedrosa, fall of Lüthi, a difficult fifteenth place for Morbidely, beaten in the rookie ball by a Syharin twelfth on the Yamaha, and a Nakagami eighteenth. A carnage that makes one Crutchlow, sixth, a true hero.
The latter explains: “ at Mugello, we could do nothing other than limit the damage. During the tests, Marc and I had good times. But the track was 20° cooler. This is why we found ourselves in difficulty with our tires throughout the weekend. ».
« When I was riding alone, I had a good pace. But when I started riding in a pack, my front tire overheated. The others in front had fresh air. But hey, we still made progress compared to 2017. I'm certainly not satisfied with the result, but I can't wait to go to Barcelona where the tires should work better for our Hondas ».
It should be noted that the HRC is working to find a possible succession to Dani Pedrosa. Morbidely is in the pipeline, Sale was seen, Miller would have been approached again while Mir escaped towards Suzuki. During this time, Crutchlow does the job and no one thinks about him!
Italian Grand Prix Mugello MotoGP J.3: Chronos
| 1 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 41'43.230 |
| 2 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | +6.370 |
| 3 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | +6.629 |
| 4 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | +7.885 |
| 5 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | +7.907 |
| 6 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | +9.120 |
| 7 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | +10.898 |
| 8 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | +11.060 |
| 9 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | +11.154 |
| 10 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | +17.644 |
| 11 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | +20.256 |
| 12 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Yamaha | +22.435 |
| 13 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | +22.464 |
| 14 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | +22.495 |
| 15 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Honda | +26.644 |
| 16 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | +39.311 |
| 17 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | + 1'01.211 |
| 18 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | 5 lapses |
| Not Classified | ||||
| 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 4 lapses | |
| 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 22 lapses | |
| 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | 22 lapses | |
| Not Finished 1st Lap | ||||
| 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 0 laps | |
| 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 0 laps | |
| 45 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | 0 laps |
