Britain’s Cal Crutchlow dislocated his ankle when it got caught up in the rear wheel during a crash at today’s Mugello MotoGP round - his second of the day after he also fell in morning warm-up.
Crutchlow gave his hand a good battering in the first crash but was racing Bradley Smith for fifth place when he tucked the front of his CWM LCR Honda with only three laps of the race to go.
“It’s very disappointing for the whole CWM LCR Honda team. We had what I thought was a good weekend up until the race. This morning I had a very heavy crash in the warm-up and had a big impact on my hand, so I thought it was a good showing to be racing in the position that I was,” said Crutchlow.
“We had the 38 front tyre which meant steering the bike was not easy, but overall we were not so far off the factory guys and with the right setting I think we could have been higher.
“Unfortunately the front tyre failed me in the end and just tucked under at a very fast corner. My foot got caught in the back of the bike and dislocated my ankle so I’m in a lot of pain and we’ll have to monitor the situation but I’ve had good treatment.
“Obviously I’m really disappointed because it was a good race and a good showing and Honda are working very hard for us to improve so we need to come back stronger in Barcelona hopefully.”
