Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) was one of the fighters at the front at Phillip Island, and the 2016 winner at the track was able to take a top five finish and beat Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar) to the line out the final corner. The Brit was happy with the result despite missing the podium, after a big crash in Warm Up.
“It was a good race,” says Crutchlow. “Obviously I would have preferred to have repeated the performance from last year or be on the podium, but I felt good in the race. Not the best because I didn’t know if I was even going to race after a hard fall this morning. I didn’t feel great. Normally I’m the guy who will get up from a crash and I did that this morning, maybe I shouldn’t have!”
But the LCR Honda rider fought on in style, saying that’s what it all about…
“This is what MotoGP is all about. We all enjoyed the race, it was a great spectacle for the fans and an enjoyable race for everyone.”