Crutchlow excited for home GP
Added on Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor
Crutchlow excited for home GP
Cal Crutchlow has admitted that this weekend is the one that he has been looking forward to ever since he became a MotoGP rider, with the Tech 3 man on a high after his best ever MotoGP finish in Sunday.
Crutchlow will fly for Great Britain at Silverstone this weekend for the British Grand Prix and the Coventry-born rider has every reason to be in positive mood ahead of this weekend’s home Grand Prix.
Sunday’s seventh place finish in Barcelona was Crutchlow’s best ever result in his fledgling MotoGP career and the Brit also has plenty of happy memories at the remodelled Silverstone track, where he recorded a double victory in World Superbikes last season.
Those results have left Crutchlow in no doubt that he can challenge for a top six finish at Silverstone and he is counting on the local support to aid his cause.
“I can’t wait for my home race in Silverstone,” he claimed. “Ever since I knew I was joining the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team, I have been thinking about the British Grand Prix.
The race couldn’t be coming at a better time after I scored the best result of my MotoGP career only a few days ago in Catalunya. That gave the whole team a big lift and we can go into this weekend with a top six as a realistic goal.
“Although it is my home race, I actually don’t have any extra experience of the track than the other guys. I’ve only raced at the current track once, just like the rest. Silverstone has always been a good track for me and obviously last year’s double win in the World Superbike race was one of the highlights of my career. I know I can be fast on this track and we saw last year with Jorge Lorenzo’s win that the Yamaha is a good package there.
“All I can do is assure the British fans that I will be giving it my absolute maximum to get the best result I can. The British fans have always been good to me and I know I can count on their support this weekend. I’m also glad Colin will be back this weekend. He’s been an unbelievable help to me this year and racing without him just isn’t the same.”
