MotoGP Japan: Cal Crutchlow: Two races and two long laps, that must be a first!
After exceeding track🌌 limits while battling to control the large aerodynamic package in the Sprint race, the Englishman received the second penalty for turning in too early to his pit box during the dry-to-wet bike swap.
“It started to rain on the grid. We did the first laps on slick tyres. I missed the opportunity to pit early like the other riders. I thought we could take a gamble and that it might stop﷽ raining – obviously it didn‘t, it started raining much harder,” Crutchlow said.
“Unfortunately, we made the pit stop in the wrong way, a♏nd I had to do a long-lap penalty again.
“I’ve done two ra🎶ces and two l🌟ong laps, so that must be a first!” he grinned.
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“I got the [Sunday] long lap because when I came into the pit there was somebody standing in front of my signboard on the floor that you have to turn in after. So I couldnꦓ't see it, went the wrong side of it and then they gave me a long lap for it.
“I [didn’t know] why I had the long♍ lap. I thought they've made a mistake or I've knocked somebody off and I don't know I've knocked somebody off. So yeah, it was a manic race, but we took some positives out of it with regards to the bike.”
Crutchlowღ confir𒐪med he had continued on the larger aero for the grand prix race, at Yamaha’s request.
“That was Yamaha's plan. I was happy to do it because at the end of the day, it doesn't matter where I finish, as long as we got some data,” he sa🌱id.
“I was pleased enough with my pace in the rain. We✅ 𒐪needed a dry race though, to be able to understand the direction with the setting that we tried today.”
Crutchlow has pinpointed a smoother engine as the top priority for 2🐓024, 🍰followed by electronics and aerodynamic progress.
“I feel that we know the direction to go in now. A lot of the engineers believe that that's the direction to go in [as well] and we will hopefully ♛make strides for next year,ꦯ” he said.
The Englishm🌼an won’t do any more wild-cards this season as he returns to testing duties.
“We will continue our testing programme&nb🎉sp;in November in Jerez and Valenc🍎ia,” said the triple MotoGP race winner.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi 🥂come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story an🌞d Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
