MotoGP News
Date: 24/August/2013
Cal Crutchlow gave Yamaha a taste of what they’ll be missing
next season as he snatched his second MotoGP pole at Brno.
Overlooked for full factory status at Yamaha, satellite Tech
3 rider Crutchlow is leaving to join Ducati’s official team at the end of this
year.
The Englishman was the only M1 rider in the top four during
qualifying in Czech Republic, with Yamaha’s World Champion Jorge Lorenzo 0.442s
slower in fifth.
Crutchlow’s first grand prix pole came at Assen earlier this
year, when Lorenzo was absent through injury.
Crutchlow said: “It’s nice to take a true pole, because I
felt Assen wasn’t with Jorge not able to ride. So to battle and be the top
Yamaha today is probably the best thing.
“I’m looking forward to the race tomorrow; hopefully we can
aim for the podium, that’s the key in these three races and then go to my home
race at Silverstone strong.”
Crutchlow is fifth in the World Championship, with four
podiums so far this year. His first rostrum came at Brno last year.
Alvaro Bautista and Marc Marquez will join Crutchlow on the
front row, with Marquez’s title rivals Dani Pedrosa and Lorenzo heading row
two.
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