It wasn't just Marc Marquez who challenged himself against pain this Saturday in Jerez. There was also Alex Rins on his Suzuki, with an operated collarbone, and Cal Crutchlow at LCR Honda, also with his left scaphoid. revised with a scalpel. We know that the Repsol Honda official threw in the towel as far as his right humerus allowed him. But for the Englishman, the meeting continues. He even almost progressed to Q2…
Cal Crutchlow, the LCR Honda rider showed courage to finish in 13th place during qualifying for the Andalusian Grand Prix which will take place on Sunday. Despite undergoing wrist surgery earlier this week, the Briton narrowly missed out on a Q2 place on Saturday and will start from the fifth row for the second of two consecutive races at the Jerez circuit in the south from Spain.
Crutchlow made some small improvements in the morning FP3 session to finish in 17th position before taking 20th place in FP4. But he showed all his combativeness in Q1 by fighting for third place, finishing just behind Franco Morbidelli and his Yamaha which took second and last place in Q2. Crutchlow remains optimistic ahead of Sunday's race, but admits race management will be key to getting him through the pain barrier once again.
Jack Miller's tribute as a bonus
« It was obvious that today was going to be a tough day trying to qualify for the starting grid of the MotoGP race, but I want to thank LCR Honda and Honda for giving me a good enough bike to try to do some good laps this Saturday. During free practice I didn't feel very good with the bike, nor in qualifying, but I think it was also me who hesitated to ride the bike " recognize Cal Crutchlow.
« But I hope we can start the race tomorrow and have a good ride. It is important to see our position in the race and manage it well because 25 laps here are not going to be easy, but we will do our best for our team, our sponsors and the manufacturer » ends the Englishman who received the support of his friend Jack Miller : " it was incredible to see Marc Marquez on the track. Putting the leather suit back on four days after the operation deserves respect. But I want to congratulate Cal Crutchlow much more. What he's doing after his hand surgery is awesome. However, it will be exciting to see if he can last 25 laps in the race »
Q2 classification of the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix:
Q1 classification of the MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix:
Credit rankings and photo: MotoGP.com
