Cal Crutchlow admitted that the start at his home round wasn’t the most satisfying - for someone who is looking to be the first British rider to finish on a podium in 13 years. The Yamaha Tech3 rider concluded the second session in sixth, just behind Valentino Rossi and was less than 0.1s behind Alvaro Bautista in fourth.
Crutchlow spent the entire day trying out the two different tank and seat units that he has available, instead of working on a definite race set-up, and he also had to fight against a nasty wasp that had crawled into his leathers and stung him three times on the chest.
Firstly it was fantastic to see such a big crowd here at Silverstone today. The support from the British fans always gives you a boost and it was a special feeling to see so many here on the first day,” said Crutchlow. “It hasn’t been an easy start to my home race but I am sure we can make some big improvements. This morning wasn’t too bad and I was satisfied to be in the top three but it was a bit more a struggle in FP2. We were trying the bike with different settings and at the moment I’ve not made a decision on which is the direction to go. I need to improve in two sectors to be faster and more competitive and one area we need to work on is front-end grip because I had too much wheelie. We will have a good look at the data tonight to make sure I’m stronger tomorrow
from Twowheelsblog
