Il pilota del Team CWM LCR Honda Cal Crutchlow non molla un colpo e chiude il GP di Jerez de la Frontera con un incoraggiante quarto posto davanti a 122.000 fan Iberici del MotoGP.
Dopo lo splendido podio ottenuto in Argentina due settimane fa, il pilota Britannico lascia la Spagna come milgior pilota “satellite” dello schieramento terminando i 27 giri del GP ANdaluso dietro a Lorenzo, Marquez e Rossi.
Il risultato di oggi vale doppio per il pilota dell’Isola di Man visti i sintomi inlfuenzali che lo hanno condizionato negli ultimi giorni e che non gli hanno consentito di ridurre il gap dal primo nel corso della gara.
Cal Crutchlow #35 (4th – 45’19.973)
“Fourth position was the best we could do today with my physical condition. I was happy enough to be honest, we had a good race and I pushed when I needed to push.
“In all honesty I could have been five seconds overall quicker on the race distance, I just didn’t need to be. I kept the gap to Pol Espargaro behind and I think it was just too difficult to chase Valentino, even at the start when I was caught up in the battle with Aleix and Pol.
“But the team did a great job to finish in fourth behind the three factory riders. The distance from the winner is a little strange, but we know why because of my physical condition, which also affected my feeling with the bike. But we did a good job and the whole team is pleased.”