Several top MotoGP riders have called for the Australian Grand Prix to be moved to earlier in the season for safety reasons, due to the high number of crashes caused by unpredictable Phillip Island weather this time of year. The Phillip Island circuit is typically hit with vastly changing weather and temperature conditions over the course of the grand prix weekend, with numerous crashes occurring across all three classes as a result.  This weekend LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow was ruled out after he broke his ankle in a fast off at Turn 1 in FP2, while Tech3's Hafizh Syahrin had to be taken to the medical centre after a similar tumble in FP3 on Saturday morning – though...
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