This weekend saw Cal Crutchlow returning to competition in place of Andrea Dovizioso in the WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team. The Yamaha test rider showed some decent speed right from the beginning and did a strong race at sunny Motorland Aragon today. Starting from P19 on the grid, the Brit made up three positions already in sector one and jumped up to P12 by the end of the first lap. Although Crutchlow could keep a decent pace throughout all 23 laps of the race, he had some decent fights, but lost a few positions from around halfway through the race. Yet, he kept his head down and eventually crossed the line in P14, bringing home two points in the MotoGP World Championship, finishing the race as the best Yamaha rider on the grid.

#35 Cal Crutchlow – P14 –

“First of all, it’s nice to get back into racing and finish the race. I was not expecting much, I knew I was confident in my pace and I could do a good job this weekend. The team are happy and overall I’m happy. I try my best, we know it’s not a great track for Yamaha, I never really had the ammunition to be able to fight but I try to fight. Over the weekend, you change your mindset to be able to see people in front of you and you want to pass them. Overall, we’re happy to come away from this first one after a year of not racing.”

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Source: motogp.com, rnfracing.com