Argentinian GP – Crutchlow (1st): "We could have fought for victory on any circuit this weekend"

Winner of a crazy Argentinian MotoGP Grand Prix, Briton Cal Crutchlow scores his third MotoGP victory, Honda’s 750th in Grand Prix… and enjoy the luxury of taking the lead in the 2018 World Championship on his semi-private RCV … Debriefing.

Cal Crutchlow, Honda LCR (10th in qualifying and 1st in race) : "It was nice to win, but to be honest it was quite predictable. I arrived thinking that I had a chance to end this weekend by finishing first or second with Marc (Marquez) and to finish , I’m the winner. I was comfortable during the battle, I didn’t feel like I was taking any risks and I stayed with pilots that I could probably have passed if necessary ".

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“We have to be happy about that, the team has done really well the last two races and I think we could have fought for the victory on any circuit this weekend. Now we go to Austin with the goal of finishing in the top 5 by arriving with our strong points. This year I said that I wanted to win races! It’s really great to be one of those riders who were able to win 750 races on Honda. J ‘ve been very well supported by the manufacturer in recent years and this year the support is even better ".

Site analysis : All the riders on the grid agree at least on one point concerning the 2018 MotoGP World Championship, which is that it is particularly open. Who indeed, apart from Crutchlow himself – and no doubt! – would have bet one euro on the possibility of seeing the leader of the MotoGP provisional classification after the first two races of the season ?

This victory however, Cal Crutchlow assures that he expected it. Starting from a modest tenth place on the grid, he managed to keep his calm – unlike Marc Marquez! – to easily play with the tricky conditions (traces of humidity on the drying track left little room for error in the choice of trajectories!) and the incredible circus that took place at the time of departure…

At the end of the race, the Briton’s only serious rival was Johann Zarco, whom he managed to keep at a (short) distance (25 hundredths under the flag!) To capture the third victory of his career and take first place in the provisional classification, with 3 points ahead of Andrea Dovizioso and 10 over the French.

Capitalizing on the 13 points of his, Crutchlow now approaches the Austin with undisguised optimism … Last year, when Dovizioso took the lead in the provisional general classification after the, few observers believed in his chances. to compete for the title with Marc Marquez until the …

Of course, the situation is not exactly the same this year. Crutchlow might even have finished second yesterday without the penalties from Marquez – who was turning a second faster than the leading men until the 22nd lap! – and above all, there are still 17 races…

But Honda has considerably strengthened its support for Lucio Cecchinello’s team – from Qatar, Crutchlow rented – and this 2018 championship, decidedly very open, will undoubtedly have many other surprises in store for us. !

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