Cal Crutchlow leaves Sepang and his three days of 2018 off-season testing with the feeling of a job well done and the idea that the next campaign will be more favorable to him than the previous one. Third in the cumulative ranking, the Briton failed 0.222 seconds behind Lorenzo's best record time and by a fraction of Pedrosa's recovery. However, there is still work to be done on the new RC213V, the major development of which is on the engine side.
A powerful engine and still a little aggressive, but which won over the LCR driver: “ This is the real progress of this new RC213V which still needs to be improved in certain aspects. I don't worry if he's still too aggressive because we can always calm him down with electronics. I'd rather have a lot of power that we have to reduce than not have enough! »
« I am stronger than in 2017 » the Englishman already announces. “ During these three days, we did a good job and accomplished everything we wanted to do. I went out to do some lap times with twenty minutes remaining in the session and the conditions were not ideal. But I had three soft tires in reserve. In the morning I made mistakes on my fastest lap, so I'm at fault for not doing better ».
The most important outcome, however, is the racing simulation… “ I started with a rear tire that already had six turns and I did sixteen with it. After ten laps, the tire started to move strongly. The pace then dropped significantly because the tire was destroyed. But overall we were fast. So I am satisfied ».
Incidentally, his new teammate Nakagami was not unworthy by finishing his first Malaysian excursion as the best of the four MotoGP debutants this year.
MotoGP #SepangTest J.3: Chronos
1. Jorge Lorenzo, Ducati, 1:58,830 min
2. Dani Pedrosa, Honda, + 0,179 sec
3. Cal Crutchlow, Honda, +0,222
4. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati, +0,339
5. Jack Miller, Ducati, 0,516+
6 Alex Rins, Suzuki, +0,518
7. Marc Marquez, Honda, +0,552
8. Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, +0.619
9. Johann Zarco, Yamaha, +0.681
10. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati, +0.698
11. Tito Rabat, Ducati, +0.717
12. Andrea Iannone, Suzuki, +0.785
13. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 1.132
14. Takaaki Nakagami, Honda, +1.241
15. Alvaro Bautista, Ducati, + 1.375
16. Mika Kallio KTM +1,634
17. Franco Morbidelli, Honda, +1 696
18 Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, +1,717
19. Karel Abraham, Ducati, + 1.744
20. Xavier Siméon, Ducati, + 1.954
21. Scott Redding Aprilia + 1.982
22. Bradley Smith, KTM, +2.139
23. Sylvain Guintoli, Suzuki, +2
24. Tom Lüthi, Honda, +2
25. Yonny Hernandez, Yamaha, +2
MotoGP #SepangTest: Combined times of the 3 days
1. Jorge Lorenzo, Ducati, 1:58,830 min
2. Dani Pedrosa, Honda, + 0,179 sec
3. Cal Crutchlow, Honda, +0,222
4. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati, +0,339
5. Jack Miller, Ducati, 0,516+
6 Alex Rins, Suzuki, +0,518
7. Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, +0,525
8. Marc Marquez, Honda, +0,552
9. Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, +0,560
10. Johann Zarco, Yamaha, +0.681
11. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati, +0.698
12. Tito Rabat, Ducati, +0.717
13. Andrea Iannone, Suzuki, +0.785
14. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 1,095
15. Takaaki Nakagami, Honda, +1.241
16. Alvaro Bautista, Ducati, 1,375+
17 poles Espargaró, KTM, + 1
18. Mika Kallio KTM +1,634
19. Bradley Smith, KTM, +1.690
20. Franco Morbidelli, Honda, +1.696
21. Karel Abraham, Ducati, + 1.744
22. Xavier Siméon, Ducati, + 1.954
23. Scott Redding, Aprilia + 1.982
24. Sylvain Guintoli, Suzuki, + 2.290
25. Tom Lüthi, Honda, + 2.296
26. Yonny Hernandez, Yamaha, +2.393
27. Michele Pirro, Ducati, 5,937
Reference times:
Test record: 1'59.053 by Dani Pedrosa (Honda) in 2015
Lap record: 2'00.606 by Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) in 2015
Test record: 1'58.867 by Marc Marquez (Honda) on February 6, 2015
