Cal Crutchlow finished third in the last German Grand Prix, which gave him a boost of morale and spirit before enjoying his summer vacation. Attentive to the level of motivation of a Jorge Lorenzo who could leave a more than enviable place vacant, the Englishman also talks about the fate of his colleagues. Andrea Dovizioso is one of them and the LCR driver has not forgotten him when taking stock of this first part of the season…
Between Andrea Dovizioso et Marc Marquez, The years go by and they all look the same. The first makes an illusion on his Ducati for a while but the second always wins in the end. At most it keeps him awake until the end of hostilities. A scenario experienced for two years already, but this time, the game seems simpler for the Honda official. A feeling that is shared by Cal Crutchlow who throws stones at DesmoDovi…
« I think Dovi lost his way a little, frankly, that much is clear. In general, he hasn't been as fast in recent races as in other seasons » blurted out the teammate Nakagami on the one who is now 58 points behind in the championship on Marc Márquez.
« In many test sessions he probably still took the wrong direction. It does not use the strengths of the motorcycle » criticizes the 33-year-old pilot, who still wants to preserve his good relationships… “ Dovi is a fantastic and awesome driver. He's a good friend of mine. However, he did not try his luck on the tracks where he could beat Marc. He had bad races and bad qualifying, which always makes things worse ».
"JI think he's not doing as well as last year »Insists Crutchlow. " I don't know what's going on in his box, or what bike he rides and all that... But even if you take the Dovi from two years ago, he was in better shape then in my opinion. And I think he drives better when he plays a Grand Prix than when he manages a championship ».
Crutchlow hopes, however, that his former teammate at Tech3 Yamaha and Ducati will pull himself together: “ I really wish he would go a little faster, because we need a more exciting championship. Currently, the gap in the general ranking is too big. It's also Marc's merit, he's doing better this year than before ».
By the way, Crutchlow is also convinced that neither Maverick Vinales, neither Fabio Quartararo ou Alex Rins can't beat Marc Márquez and his Repsol Honda…
