WORK STILL TO DO FOR LCR HONDA ON PENULTIMATE TEST DAY

Just one more day of testing remains before the start of the 2016 MotoGP World Championship, after Cal Crutchlow and his LCR Honda Team completed day two of three at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar.
Having spent the first day of the test focusing on getting comfortable with the new factory spec Honda power unit he will race with this year, the Briton today focused on trying to improve the front-end feel from his RC213V.
As on day one, testing was brought to an early end after temperatures at the desert venue dropped considerably and a fine layer of dew formed on the asphalt. Crutchlow eventually settled for the 13th fastest time of the evening, with a best lap of 1’56.584.
#35 Cal Crutchlow – 13th – 1’56.584
“It was a bad day today. I think it’s clear to see that we are struggling a bit. All the Honda riders are feeling some problems at the moment, and we need to keep working closely with them. At the moment it’s a little concerning because we can’t brake into the corner and turn the bike as we would like. However, we know Honda are doing a really good job for our team, and we’re giving them the best information that we can to improve things.”
“We will see how it goes, because I was confident about being able to go fast today, but it just wasn’t possible. I think in a race situation we are probably in a bit better shape than it looks, but we still need to improve as best we can.”
“The big problem for everybody today was the tyre allocation. There are some big vibrations from some of the tyres and so it is impossible to use them, but that meant we had one front tyre basically for the whole day today if we want to be able to ride tomorrow. We’ll keep working, and will be looking long and hard at the data overnight to feedback information to the crew and to Honda. We still have to be optimistic.”