Cal Crutchlow is undoubtedly the most disappointed driver in the top 10 who came out of qualifying for his British Grand Prix. In front of his English audience, the LCR driver actually finished his performance on the ground. He explains it and assures that if his maneuver had been successful, the result would have been beautiful. But here he is ninth…
« An amateur mistake to be honest! » assures Crutchlow after his fall. “ I braked a little too much, while still accelerating a second more than any other lap around this corner since the start of the weekend ».
« We could also say a lack of talent! » adds the Englishman who is not indulgent with himself. But he assures that the game was worth it: “ we looked at the data afterwards and I was about to lower my time and take the lead. If that had happened, I would have saved a lot of time! ».
« This is the reason why I took the turn in this way. Because I knew how deep I braked, I knew I needed to be smoother and not lock the rear. But I committed and, obviously, after your fall, you tell yourself that you shouldn't have committed... As I said yesterday on these single laps, I'm not as fast as I used to be, but this weekend I feel pretty good on this single lap and I could have gone a lot faster. I can not complain. I made the mistake myself and that's it » finished the teammate Nakagami on crash.net.
And for the race? “ The problem is starting from ninth place " did he declare. " It's going to break. There will be a group of six who will leave and you will have to be with them. I will do my best in the first few laps, and to get a good start. Our bike seems better when it's a little warmer and it slides a little more. But this weekend I think some of the other manufacturers have a little better grip than us. It all depends on how you start and how hard the pace is initially ».
Crutchlow, who has won two podiums this season, is currently ninth in the world championship.
MotoGP British Grand Prix Silverstone J2: times
| 1 | 93 | Marc MÁRQUEZ | Honda | 1'58.168 | ||
| 2 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'58.596 | 0.428 | 0.428 |
| 3 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 1'58.602 | 0.434 | 0.006 |
| 4 | 20 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Yamaha | 1'58.612 | 0.444 | 0.010 |
| 5 | 42 | Alex RINS | Suzuki | 1'58.670 | 0.502 | 0.058 |
| 6 | 12 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'58.762 | 0.594 | 0.092 |
| 7 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'58.762 | 0.594 | |
| 8 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Yamaha | 1'59.096 | 0.928 | 0.334 |
| 9 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'59.243 | 1.075 | 0.147 |
| 10 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | 1'59.427 | 1.259 | 0.184 |
| 11 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'59.487 | 1.319 | 0.060 |
| 12 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARÓ | Aprilia | 1'59.620 | 1.452 | 0.133 |
| Q1 Results: | ||||||
| Q2 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'58.944 | ||
| Q2 | 42 | Alex RINS | Suzuki | 1'59.190 | 0.246 | 0.246 |
| 13 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARÓ | KTM | 1'59.549 | 0.605 | 0.359 |
| 14 | 5 | johann zarco | KTM | 1'59.648 | 0.704 | 0.099 |
| 15 | 88 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | KTM | 1'59.758 | 0.814 | 0.110 |
| 16 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | 1'59.916 | 0.972 | 0.158 |
| 17 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia | 2'00.240 | 1.296 | 0.324 |
| 18 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 2'00.362 | 1.418 | 0.122 |
| 19 | 50 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Suzuki | 2'00.660 | 1.716 | 0.298 |
| 20 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | KTM | 2'00.700 | 1.756 | 0.040 |
| 21 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Honda | 2'01.562 | 2.618 | 0.862 |
| 22 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 2'04.845 | 5.901 | 3.283 |
