Cal Crutchlow is undoubtedly badass, but sometimes it scares us as much as it amazes us. During the Grand Prix of France, he performed an impressive somersault during Q.1 which left him on the side of the track for a moment before the red flag finally deigned to come out so that we could go and rescue him. We know a little more about the circumstances of this accident and it's enough to make Dorna shudder... The fact remains that after a night in the hospital dealing with a crumpled hip and bags of blood in her lungs, the Englishman took back the collar and finished his fifth race of the year eighth…
A motorcycle rider who wants to race, it doesn't stop like that. On his impressive fall on Saturday, the LCR pilot says: “ I was angry during Q.1, because I was not yet qualified. So I attacked and as everyone saw, I lost the rear. I cut the throttle, but the rear wheel continued to be driven. So I was catapulted from my motorcycle. Finally, they'll say it's my fault ».
He specifies : " When I landed on my back, I couldn't breathe at all. The red flag took a while to come out, motorbikes passed me while I couldn't move and the marshals were in danger. Finally, they finally released it, along with the checkered flag of the session… » And as if to further panic his world, he finishes: “ the airbags did not trigger because at Alpinestars, they only trigger once. However, I had fallen during FP4 and I continued Q.1 without changing my combination. It's my fault ". What's the point of imposing airbags then?
On his Sunday, he explains: “ with the airbags, I would have had less damage to my hip, my neck would have been better protected and I might not have had blood in my lungs. In the morning I returned to the circuit leaving the hospital. I wanted to run, which freaked everyone out. Otherwise, it's a shame because as I was normally faster than Petrucci, I could have finished on the podium. I didn't push too much because another fall would have caused me problems... But I was doing quite well at the end so I attacked anyway to get back to eighth. It’s a shame this fall… »
HJC French Grand Prix J.3: Chronos
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 41'49.773 |
| 2 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | +2.310 |
| 3 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | +5.350 |
| 4 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | +6.314 |
| 5 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | +7.419 |
| 6 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | +10.355 |
| 7 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | +23.758 |
| 8 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | +25.795 |
| 9 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | +26.206 |
| 10 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | +27.937 |
| 11 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | +32.304 |
| 12 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Yamaha | +34.962 |
| 13 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Honda | +37.881 |
| 14 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | +38.299 |
| 15 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | +41.986 |
| 16 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | +45.260 |
| 17 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | +56.872 |
| 18 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | + 1'12.117 |
| Not Classified | ||||
| 45 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | 17 lapses | |
| 53 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | 17 lapses | |
| 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 19 lapses | |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 23 lapses | |
| 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 26 lapses | |
| Not Finished 1st Lap | ||||
| 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 0 laps |
