MotoGP
Published on September 12, 2020 at 11:00 PM by Jean Coutu

MotoGP Misano1 J2 Crutchlow withdraws: “there is a risk of infection”

Cal Crutchlow throws in the towel...

At the end of the first day in Misano, Cal Crutchlow warned: he could not continue like this. His forearm operated on for compartment syndrome did not recover from this operation and caused a real problem when he had to ride a motorcycle. As planned, the Englishman went to see the doctors. And the forfeit was pronounced.

This is the tile for Cal Crutchlow who is having the worst season of his career in MotoGP. The results are not keeping up, the bike is not up to par and now the physique is no longer keeping up. All this while the future is dotted, since the Englishman will no longer be at home Honda at the end of the year.

“Possible consequences for the future”

A manufacturer who already has to do without Marc Marquez injured and convalescing. It's the turn of Crutchlow to leave your RC213V. A situation explained by the boss of the LCR team, Lucio Cecchinello : " The after-effects of the operation on Cal are enormous, which is unusual, but there is a risk of infection. This is why we decided to withdrawr »

« Now we need to focus on getting Cal back into shape. It happened to Dani Pedrosa too, he never had any problems. But if Cal doesn't save himself now, it could have threatening consequences for the future ».