The first two free practice sessions for the German Grand Prix took place at the Sachsenring on Friday, with leaden skies throughout the day meaning very little dry time was available for the MotoGP riders. The LCR Honda Team’s Cal Crutchlow made the most of the short windows of opportunity however, setting the fourth fastest time of the day, and perhaps more importantly staying out of the gravel unlike several of his competitors who fell foul of the slippery surface. The British rider is confident of a positive result at the track which has seen lots of success for Honda riders over recent seasons, and with more rain forecast for the rest of the weekend will be hopeful of securing himself of a good grid position in Saturday qualifying ahead of Sunday’s race.

Cal Crutchlow:
“I felt okay today, but obviously I didn’t take too many risks – especially in sector three where everyone was crashing in turn 11. I was losing half a second in there but I’m experienced enough to know that there’s no point taking the risk at the moment. I felt good and comfortable on the bike and the team did a great job. We’re not struggling, but we did have a little problem with the brakes so that limited the session for me. It’s strange coming here with the temperature being so cold, it’s added a new element to the Sachsenring. I like riding at this circuit, lots of fans come out and I hope we can continue tomorrow where we left off today. I tried one of the asymmetric compound front tyres today, but we’ll probably have to try the harder one tomorrow as the left hand side is a bit too soft for the Honda. Michelin have done a good job though I feel. I don’t think it’s easy for them to keep 23 riders happy, with their different bikes and riding styles.”

Result FP2:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc