Crutchlow delighted as Brits dominate at Silverstone
Added on Monday, August 2nd, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Crutchlow lead the British charge at Silverstone
Cal Crutchlow could not hide his delight at claiming a double victory as the Brits took control in the World Superbikes at Silverstone yesterday.
The Sterilgarda Yamaha rider secured his first ever WSB win at his home round in a weekend which saw the British riders dominate the podium positions on the remodelled Silverstone circuit.
Crutchlow beat Ten Kate Honda’s Jonathan Rea to the chequered flag in both races to secure maximum points, with Leon Camier and Leon Haslam both securing podium finishes across the weekend. Crutchlow’s teammate, James Toseland, has a more disappointing weekend, finishing eighth and fifth over the two races.
And Crutchlow was delighted with his performance, which he claimed was the culmination of a season of hard work for both him and the Sterilgarda Yamaha team.
˝We’ve been trying so hard all year to achieve a win, I’m ecstatic that it has happened at my home race,” he claimed. “It’s been a tough weekend with all the Brits trying hard but we knew we had the pace. We were worried about tyre wear but it wasn’t too bad. It was a little bit cooler in the first race which helped our bike as well. We now need to carry on and fight for the rest of the season. It’s been a dream come true today, three Brits on the podium for both races is brilliant. The British fans have been fantastic; they came out today and gave us tremendous support all round the circuit, a brilliant day for me, a brilliant day for Yamaha, Sterilgarda and all our other sponsors. All credit to Johnny Rea he rode really well in both races but I was able to pick him off with a couple of laps to go.˝
Yamaha team manager Massimo Meregalli was equally delighted with the result, adding: ˝This kind of feeling has been missing and finally I got it back today. Cal delivered a fantastic weekend.
“He proved that he was the fastest here in all the practices. He rode two really good races, I have to give my compliments to him; he rode perfectly. These results come thanks to all the efforts the team have put in over the last few months.
