Cal Crutchlow has said he remains in the dark as to his potential in dry conditions at Motegi after he produced a remarkable turnaround on Saturday to qualify for the Japanese Grand Prix in fifth.
Amid talk of a possible retirement from MotoGP at the close of 2020, Cal Crutchlow has said it is far from certain as to whether his current deal with HRC that runs until the end of next season will be his last.
Cal Crutchlow has said he was “not surprised at all” to hear of the speculation linking Jorge Lorenzo away from Honda and insisted it would “make no difference” to his situation if a seat in the Repsol team became available for 2020.
Cal Crutchlow has revealed he fractured the top of his right tibia in a freak fall at Wednesday lunchtime that has left his participation at the German Grand Prix in some doubt.
Cal Crutchlow has labelled his current predicament “worrying” after the Englishman continued to struggle for front-end feel with the 2019 Honda RC213V and said his 17 th place in FP4 “is the reality at the moment.”
Marc Marquez has taken a potentially critical step towards the 2019 MotoGP World Championship with a dominant victory in the Catalunya MotoGP after a sensational error by his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo wiped out key rivals Andrea Dovizioso, Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales.
Italian MotoGP Results - Mugello Danilo Petrucci produced a peerless performance to claim an emotional maiden MotoGP victory in front of his home fans after prevailing in a spectacular
Cal Crutchlow believes he would have been ‘right there’ with pole sitter Marc Marquez had he been able to secure a tow as effective as his Honda counterpart during qualifying for the Italian MotoGP.
Cal Crutchlow felt his speed at Monday’s MotoGP test at Jerez meant he should “be disappointed” with his Spanish Grand Prix showing as it proved he had opted for the wrong rear tyre compound ahead of the race.
Cal Crutchlow felt the outcome of Sunday’s MotoGP outing in Austin was “a big missed opportunity,” one in which he spurned the chance of a podium finish due to a costly fall on lap five.
Cal Crutchlow claims to have put the jump-start controversy of Argentina behind him, and has turned his sights to the Circuit of the Americas, a track he feels “could be one of the worst” of the year due to the state of its surface.
Cal Crutchlow was “disappointed” to qualify in eighth position for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Argentina, but remains “optimistic” of his chances of pushing for a podium place.
Cal Crutchlow believes there will be little change in approach of the leading MotoGP riders in Sunday’s race, despite concerns about falling temperatures.
Friday was a day that brought mixed emotions for Cal Crutchlow, with the Englishman bemoaning a number of mistakes that resulted in him finishing outside the top ten at the close of the second MotoGP free practice in Qatar.
Cal Crutchlow has stated he wasn’t overly bothered by the final classification at the final MotoGP preseason test of 2019, but admitted “a lot of work” remains ahead should he wish to be competitive at next weekend’s curtain opener.
Cal Crutchlow admits he is playing catch up after missing the two preseason tests at the close of 2018, and is “not even close” to working on set-up for the year’s first race after struggling to get comfortable aboard Honda’s ’19 RC213V in Qatar.
Cal Crutchlow has likened his task at the first MotoGP test of 2019 to “learning to ride again” after the Englishman climbed aboard a motorcycle for the first time since his terrifying first corner fall at Phillip Island 104 days ago.
Cal Crutchlow described his mood as “pretty disappointed” after missing out on a front row start for the Japanese MotoGP race at Motegi due to a late mistake on his fastest lap in Saturday's 15-minute qualifying shootout.
Cal Crutchlow has revealed his strategy of rear tyre conservation ultimately backfired in Sunday's searing heat, as the Englishman dropped away from the victory fight before finishing a solid seventh in the inaugural MotoGP race in Thailand.
Cal Crutchlow believes he and his LCR Honda squad are “going in the right direction” with regards to bike set-up for Sunday’s inaugural MotoGP race in Thailand.
Cal Crutchlow has revealed just how close he was to being taken out by an errant Jorge Lorenzo at the first corner of the latest MotoGP outing at Aragon, and said his own crash on the fifth lap came as he was attempting to make up lost ground.
Jack Miller has stated he is unsure why both he and Cal Crutchlow were singled out for criticism from Christophe Ponsson after the Frenchman claimed both were integral in him losing his replacement ride with Avintia Ducati.