Cal Crutchlow is still very involved in MotoGP life. To the point that he is inexhaustible on all subjects that concern the category, in which he evolves as a Honda LCR driver. Which leads him to give his opinion on questions that are far from his own fate. But he has opinions on everything and especially opinions, including on pilots. So, when Yamaha announced that it would be the 24-year-old Dutch Van der Mark who would replace a Valentino Rossi convalescing in Aragon, the Englishman made a comment of which he has the secret.
It's the Englishman's welcome gift to anyone who rides a Yamaha in Superbike. “ I have nothing against Van der Mark, but I don't understand why Yamaha chose him when they had two other great possibilities ». Van der Mark is in perfume: for Crutchlow, it's not a cutting-edge driver. “ There was Nakasuga and Alex Lowes » specifies the Briton.
To be clear, he insists: “ I don't think Van der Mark is the best option to replace Rossi. I don't understand why they didn't take Alex Lowes who is not slower than him in Superbike. I would have understood at a pinch that they called Nakasuga, their test rider who knows the Yamaha well ».
alex lowes is the teammate of Van der Mark in Superbike on the Yamaha R1. He is also Sam's twin brother, who had been defended by Crutchlow when it became obvious that Aprilia wanted to get rid of him at the end of this season, before the end of his two-year contract. Next year, Crutchlow will have a teammate from Moto2: Nakagami. The Japanese would rather align the times if he does not want to suffer the wrath of the Englishman... Who could still amuse us in the event that Xavier Simeon settles within the Avintia Ducati team…
