LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow has hinted that the availability of a carbon swingarm could have brought him the mid-corner grip he needed to bag a podium in yesterday's Brno MotoGP. The British rider, who got mugged by Valentino Rossi for fourth place through the last corner, believes that Marc Marquez was able to ride in a slightly different way with the carbon arm which saved enough tyre for him to challenge right at the end. “Midway through the race, I expected a podium, because I was there, with half a second gap. But I've complained all year about the front tyre, but the front tyre today was fantastic. The rear tyre gave up the ghost. I had no rear tyre left,' said Crutchlow, speaking at...
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