Cal Crutchlow is therefore no longer in Honda's plans. He will have to define his future elsewhere. HRC chose to bet on Alex Marquez, while recognizing that the Englishman did him a good service. At the end of the first day in Jerez, for a Spanish Grand Prix which inaugurates the MotoGP season, the one who is still an LCR rider sent a message...
After 243 days since the last MotoGP race, the major category of circuit motorcycle sport has finally found its rhythm, with the first day of testing of the Spanish Grand Prix à Jerez Friday.
It was a very positive return to the track for Cal Crutchlow and the LCR Honda Castrol Team, the Englishman thus obtained an excellent third place aboard his RC213V. And he doesn't intend to stop there. Why not another podium celebration at the end of this Sunday's 25-lap race?
Crutchlow indeed ranked third in the morning and sixth in the afternoon. Track temperatures have approached 60 degrees Celsius and will be one of the main obstacles to overcome during qualifying on Saturday, as drivers attempt to place themselves on the starting grid for the first of 13 provisional races on the calendar MotoGP revamped.
“Not too bad a time”
« Today wasn't a bad day at all » rightly rejoices Cal Crutchlow. " We worked really well as a team and it's nice to be back together for a race weekend after waiting so long. We did some testing on Wednesday, but it was great to get out there for real this morning ».
« We achieved a not too bad lap time during the morning session, then this afternoon we worked on the racing area and the bike settings and I think we managed to improve this a little. I think we managed to improve it a little. But we still have a lot of work to do tomorrow to be ready for the first Grand Prix on Sunday. I can not wait to be there ! ».
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