Cruthlow unconcerned by collarbone injury
Added on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor
Cruthlow unconcerned by collarbone injury
Cal Crutchlow believes that the left handed nature of Sachsenring will not be a problem for him this weekend despite his collarbone injury.
The British rider broke his left collarbone in an accident at Silverstone last month although he returned to action two weeks later at Assen, picking up a 14th place finish after qualifying in sixth.
Crutchlow has never been to the Sachsenring before and there were concerns that the left hand nature of the circuit could put extra strain on the 25-year-old’s injury, but he claims that he has no such worries and that the injury is healing as expected.
“Like a lot of tracks so far in 2011, I haven’t seen this one before but it looks really good on TV and I can’t wait to get started on Friday,” he said. “The track is obviously dominated by left-hand turns but I’m not worried that is going to be a big problem for me. The left collarbone I broke at Silverstone last month is fine and I’m happy with the progress it is making.
“After all the weather disruptions of the last few weeks, I’m just hoping for a dry weekend so I can learn the track quicker. And I’m also hoping for hot conditions because that will give me an opportunity to solve some of the front-end issues I’ve been experiencing lately. When the temperature is hot I’ve had some issues with front-end feeling, so hopefully some hot weather will give us the perfect opportunity to find a solution.
“I’m confident I can be running back inside the top ten and getting the results I know that the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team is capable of.”
