Cal Crutchlow is usually a straight shooter, but following Nicky Hayden’s announcement that he will no longer riding for Ducati next season during yesterday’s pre-event press conference at the Mazda Speedway at Laguna Seca, the British rider stated that he still hasn’t signed with anyone.
“My situation hasn’t changed since last week, at the moment we are speaking to all manufacturers and seeing if there is a possibility. But at the moment, I have no job,”Crutchlow said. “I can only ride the bike and go as fast as possible. The situation in every manufacturer is difficult, but anything that has happened this week hasn’t changed my situation at all.”
With Crutchlow currently fourth in the standings with four podiums so far (two 2nd places and two third places) and he is on every manufacturers wishlist: from Yamaha, wanting to keep him, but can’t guarantee a factory ride in 2015 - which the Briton rightly believes he deserves - to Honda who wants him in on a satellite spec machine - preferably Bradl’s and could offer him a factory ride after 2014.
Ducati is offering a factory bike and also a substantial pay hike, but has the drawback of still very far from being up to par with the two Japanese manufacturers and is known as a career killer.
from Twowheelsblog
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