2018 Italian GP – Crutchlow (6th): "At one point, I thought of the podium"

Cal Crutchlow, lacking results since his victory in Argentina, returned to his usual level at Mugello where he recorded a solid sixth place despite grip concerns up front. Debriefing.

Cal Crutchlow, Honda-LCR (8th in qualifying and 6th in race) : "Today, the result is more positive than expected given the lack of grip at the front. It was really difficult to overtake in these conditions. At one point, I thought I had the potential for the podium … But trying to overtake would have been too risky because of the front of the bike ". 

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"On the whole, however, we managed the situation well, unlike others (like Marquez and Pedrosa who went to the mat, editor’s note?!). Now we look forward to Barcelona! The team did a good job. this weekend, we managed to get a top 6 at Mugello: we can be happy ".

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Site analysis : The 2018 season had started particularly well for Cal Crutchlow, author of a promising then a. The Honda-LCR rider – who enjoys official support from the HRC – thus found himself at the top of the world championship !

But the n ° 35 did not know how to transform the test: then, Crutchlow quickly came down in the classification … as well as in the list of choices of the Honda Repsol team to replace Dani Pedrosa ?! The Englishman, who has long sought this place alongside Marquez, has nevertheless, then in .

With his, Crutchlow once again demonstrated his strength of character as he entered the race after a night in hospital following a huge crash during free practice. You said "tough on evil"?! 

, the Honda rider also distinguished himself by remaining the entire race in the second group to fight with very motivated riders: Rossi, Iannone, Rins and Petrucci! A good performance insofar as his Honda lacked grip at the front with the medium rubber.

Cal Cruchtlow is now in 8th place in the provisional with 56 points. Remember that he is for the moment the only driver with Marquez, Dovizioso and Lorenzo to have won this year. This implies that the victories are divided between Honda and Ducati, the same scenario as last year … Yamaha has not been on the top step of the podium for fifteen races already. !

On the other side of the LCR box, his teammate Takaaki Nakagami also showed admirable pugnacity as he got back on his bike after being pushed by Dani Pedrosa into the second corner. The Japanese rookie made a point of resuming the race, as his team recommended that he throw in the towel. 

"I am obviously very disappointed, but I can understand that Dani lost control and hit my rear tire," commented "Tak" sportingly. "It was a very unlucky accident. I couldn’t finish like this, after only two turns, so I left." Crutchlow’s teammate closes the 2018 Italian GP standings in 18th position, behind the unconvincing Xavier Simeon.

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