Cal Crutchlow is hopeful of contesting the podium places in the second half of 2015 having ended the first nine races eighth in the world championship standings. The Englishman tasted podium champagne in Argentina after Marc Marquez's late race spill but has since struggled to challenge the MotoGP elite, with sixth and seventh in Assen and the Sachsenring bookending a run of three non-finishes. With Crutchlow's plans for 2016 still unclear, the 29-year old is solely focusing on reducing the gap to the two Movistar Yamahas and Repsol Hondas as he seeks to build on his current MotoGP podium haul of eight. “I need to be back towards the front,” he said on Thursday afternoon. “As we know...
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