And here comes Cal Crutchlow again! At the start of the weekend, he showed that he was physically exhausted and was wondering about the rest of his season. But this Saturday, at the end of qualifying, he is fourth, only 12 thousandths from a place on the front row. The Englishman explains this improvement. But not sure that his presentation will necessarily please his employer Honda…
Cal Crutchlow is as if back from hell by taking his ticket for fourth place on the starting grid. And again, he could have done better, without a Danilo Petrucci which seems to have done to the pilot Honda the same blow he had done to Aleix Espargaró in Austria… " I made a few mistakes on my best lap », declared the Englishman who gave almost four tenths of a second back to the poleman fabio quartararo.
« I was able to orient myself on Valentino, who was 2 seconds ahead of me. I knew I was on a good ride and I didn't want to mess it up. So I braked two corners too early. And once in the braking zone, Petrucci got in my way, which is why I deviated from the ideal line. I lost a lot there, and it cost me the first line ". However, given his general situation, this embarrassment is only an incident: “ like I always say: if I can push and my arm doesn't feel too bad, then I'll give it my all ».
Dangerous conditions would be the daily life of Honda drivers
After FP3, Crutchlow was the best of the quartet Honda in sixth place on the combined timesheet. However, this fourth place on the grid can be considered a positive surprise. The former supersport world champion remarked: “ we need two laps with the Honda before it works properly. Everyone knows that the grip of our rear tires is always critical because we cannot preserve the tire temperature. This is why cool conditions are particularly critical for us. Someone like Petrucci can do his fastest lap in first, it's impossible for us ».
And then he gives an opinion that risks making people grimace Honda... " Our bike offers little grip on the rear wheel, when we encounter this track situation we take advantage of it. Some other manufacturers have more problems in dangerous conditions because they are not used to their motorcycle slipping. For us, it's completely normal »...
MotoGP Le Mans France J3: classification
