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 ear📖ly 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 hard🧔er,” Crutchlow said.
“Unfortunately, we made the pit stop in the wrong wayꦛ, and I had to do a long-lap penalty again.
“I’ve done two races and two long laps, so that mꦿust be a first!” he grinned.
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“I got the [Sunday] long la൲p 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 couldn'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.”
Crutchlow confirmed he had continued on the larger aero for the grꩵand prix race, at Yamaha’s request.
“That was Yamaha's plan. I was happy to do it because at the end of t♛he day, it doesn't matter where I finish, as long as we got some data,” he said.
“I was pleased enough with my pace in the rain. We needed a dry race th𒆙ough, to ꦕbe able to understand the direction with the setting that we tried today.”
Crutchlow has pinpointed a smoother engine as the top priority for 2024,ꦯ followed by electronics an♒d aerodynamic progress.
“I feel that we know the direction to go in now. A lot of tཧhe engineers b🍌elieve that that's the direction to go in [as well] and we will hopefully make strides for next year,” 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 in November in Jere🍃z and Va🍌lencia,” said the triple MotoGP race winner.
Peter ha💜s been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit st꧃ory and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
