It has been a hard season so far for
Cal Crutchlow. The
LCR Honda rider started the year uncertain if he would ever be able to walk properly again, after a huge crash at
Phillip Island in October 2018 destroyed his right ankle. Then, when he got to the
Sepang test, he found the HRC engineers had made the
Honda faster, but even more difficult to ride. Despite that, he still ended up on the podium at the first race, and then again at the
Sachsenring. In Austria, I sat down for a long and meandering chat with
Crutchlow. The Englishman talks candidly and honestly about his season so far, how good
Marc Márquez is, his life at home, and the choice facing him with regards to continuing to race or retiring. He talks about the politics inside the paddock, and the choices he faces in his life after racing. It was long, and it was fascinating, so the interview will be cut up into three parts, published over the space of two days. Here is part one: Q: First of all, it feels like you were ...
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