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Crutchlow: Assen-style pack races a "disaster" for Honda

Cal Crutchlow says group races like the Dutch TT are a “disaster” for Honda MotoGP riders, as the RC213V overheats its front tyre and suffers under acceleration. The LCR rider fought in the large lead group – which at one stage featured eight riders covered by a second – and felt a podium was possible, but had to settle for sixth in the end while Honda stablemate Marc Marquez on the Repsol-backed RC213V won. However, Crutchlow feels even Marquez would have struggled to win had he not hit the front and broken away, as the Honda “doesn't work” when running in a group. “It wasn't fun to be in it, I needed to be at the front where Marc was, or behind him in second with a gap of...
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