It’s the start of the MotoGP season! The riders found their bikes for tests at Sepang and they also found their language. On this point, there are some that we missed and he remembered us fondly from the first hours in Malaysia. This is Cal Crutchlow who will have to make important decisions about his future in 2020. In the meantime, he takes stock of a few issues which have brightened up this winter break which is now over. So on the doping case of Andrea Iannone, still suspended by the FIM…
Cal Crutchlow took over the collar and before the clocks fell, he had already reassured us that he had lost none of his banter. An original analytical capacity that this time he put at the service of the case Iannone, absent from the Sepang tests due to suspension following a positive doping control. “ If I look closely at this story, it could have happened to me », blurts the Englishman. “ We all have this risk whenever we travel. But how are you going to prove this? Whether he took substances like this or not, I keep my opinion to myself, and I don't want to share it. »
He adds : " what is certain is that something like this can happen. And how could we prevent it? Who only eats in the paddock at the hospitality and never at the hotel? Or you might want to set up a rule that everyone in the paddock is served by the same cook. But the problem cannot be solved so easily. As for me, I just hope the cows on the Isle of Man where I live are doing well. »
On the controls in the paddock, the Englishman specifies: “ Last year saw a lot more MotoGP riders tested than ever before, but we've been asking for this for years. I was checked once or twice. It would be important that we are also tested outside the circuit. There, I have never been tested since 2014. »
In the meantime, the LCR pilot arrives at Sepang in great shape after intense work on the roads of California: “ I didn't rest ", said Cal Crutchlow. " If you're in California and it only rains two days in nine weeks, we cycle: 100 hours in December and 102 in January. That's 25 hours a week, I've covered about 6 kilometers. I feel in good shape, ready to ride. I need this break, it's good for me. Everyone needs to see for themselves what makes them better on a motorcycle, this system has proven itself for me. Now I can't wait to get back on the track and racing. »
He finishes by giving an update on his reconstructed ankle after his accident at Phillip Island in 2018. The bones are held together by various plates, wires and screws. But the foot becomes inflamed and a nerve causes pain, then numbness in the toes. “ November and December were a disaster, since January it's been fine. Let's see how I feel after the three days of testing Says Crutchlow who will be able to evaluate himself in view of what awaits him: “ I saw the task list: it seems that I have the work of three pilots. I will do what I can do. » We will recall that Marc Márquez has a shoulder still recovering, like Nakagami, wheras'Alex Marquez is a rookie...
