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He may still jump ship to the LCR Honda. He has till midnight tonight to make the decision. Honda has supposedly sweetened the pot and he may still yet leave Ducati
SPEEDWEEK MotoGP - Cal Crutchlow: LCR-Honda-Deal rückt näher!
The announcement by SPEEDWEEK.com on Monday sensation can still become a reality today. Cal Crutchlow could switch from Ducati Corse for the 2015 LCR Honda team and there go the factory-spec Honda RC213V-of Stefan Bradl, who - as announced - is facing an agreement with NGM Mobile Forward Racing team.
Bradl waves at forward for 2015, the place of the World Cup Sixth Aleix Espargaró (he goes for two years Suzuki) on the Yamaha YZR-M1. Forward team boss Giovanni Cuzari: "Stefan is and will remain the first choice for us. We count on him. "
While Crutchlow said at Ducati Corse close last Saturday at the World Ducati Week in Misano for 2015. "Why I have Decided to stay with Ducati" was three days later, the front headline of Motorcycle News.
But when Stefan Bradl made no move in the last ten days to accept the LCR Honda deal for 2015 because he originally was only fourth choice there (behind Viñales, Miller and Aleix Espargaró) and one week after the Sachsenring GP yet no detailed contract oversupply, HRC and LCR Honda freshened the contacts to Cal Crutchlow and manager Bob Moore.
It was known that last year's championship Fifth could do with Ducati until today July 31 from its exit clause use,
Crutchlow and his manager Bob Moore had negotiated a year ago with HRC and LCR Honda. Yesterday, the phone calls ereichten with Ducati and LCR Honda a climax.
In the previous year could not and would LCR Honda not pay the desired Crutchlow of 5-million-euro-Gage for two years as opposed to Ducati.
Now HRC and Honda are in a tight spot - Crutchlow is the last hope for 2015, but exists between the financial LCR Honda offer and the Ducati-Gage Next big gap.. And Ducati wants - as advertised - do not pay a penny compensation.
Crutchlow and Moore are now confronted with the question whether they should renounce in favor of the more competitive motorcycle to around 1.5 million euros.
Honda wants to fill the four prototypes in 2015 with Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol) and Crutchlow (LCR) and is expected to Redding (at Gresini). Whether that works, will be decided in the next few hours.
Jack Miller will drive an open bike at LCR Honda, Nicky Hayden at Drive-M7-Aspar, the second driver there should Alvaro Bautista (instead Aoyama). In the Gresini rider question to the Open-Bike is still open.
Small additional problem: Crutchlow is a monster-man, Miller a Red Bull athlete.
For Ducati Gigi Dall'Igna and sporting director Paolo Ciabatti Cal Crutchlow would let go with hand kiss. Even today will decide whether to get rid of the WM XIV in 2015. Then they could Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone let go in the factory team - and save a bunch of money.
This would require Pramac Ducati team owner Paolo Campinoti looking for a new rider Yonny Hernandez addition, because Iannone he would lose to the work team. The Pramac candidate list should be identical to the list for the possible second driver at Forward Yamaha: De Angelis, Petrucci and so on.
SPEEDWEEK MotoGP - Cal Crutchlow: LCR-Honda-Deal rückt näher!
The announcement by SPEEDWEEK.com on Monday sensation can still become a reality today. Cal Crutchlow could switch from Ducati Corse for the 2015 LCR Honda team and there go the factory-spec Honda RC213V-of Stefan Bradl, who - as announced - is facing an agreement with NGM Mobile Forward Racing team.
Bradl waves at forward for 2015, the place of the World Cup Sixth Aleix Espargaró (he goes for two years Suzuki) on the Yamaha YZR-M1. Forward team boss Giovanni Cuzari: "Stefan is and will remain the first choice for us. We count on him. "
While Crutchlow said at Ducati Corse close last Saturday at the World Ducati Week in Misano for 2015. "Why I have Decided to stay with Ducati" was three days later, the front headline of Motorcycle News.
But when Stefan Bradl made no move in the last ten days to accept the LCR Honda deal for 2015 because he originally was only fourth choice there (behind Viñales, Miller and Aleix Espargaró) and one week after the Sachsenring GP yet no detailed contract oversupply, HRC and LCR Honda freshened the contacts to Cal Crutchlow and manager Bob Moore.
It was known that last year's championship Fifth could do with Ducati until today July 31 from its exit clause use,
Crutchlow and his manager Bob Moore had negotiated a year ago with HRC and LCR Honda. Yesterday, the phone calls ereichten with Ducati and LCR Honda a climax.
In the previous year could not and would LCR Honda not pay the desired Crutchlow of 5-million-euro-Gage for two years as opposed to Ducati.
Now HRC and Honda are in a tight spot - Crutchlow is the last hope for 2015, but exists between the financial LCR Honda offer and the Ducati-Gage Next big gap.. And Ducati wants - as advertised - do not pay a penny compensation.
Crutchlow and Moore are now confronted with the question whether they should renounce in favor of the more competitive motorcycle to around 1.5 million euros.
Honda wants to fill the four prototypes in 2015 with Marc Márquez and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol) and Crutchlow (LCR) and is expected to Redding (at Gresini). Whether that works, will be decided in the next few hours.
Jack Miller will drive an open bike at LCR Honda, Nicky Hayden at Drive-M7-Aspar, the second driver there should Alvaro Bautista (instead Aoyama). In the Gresini rider question to the Open-Bike is still open.
Small additional problem: Crutchlow is a monster-man, Miller a Red Bull athlete.
For Ducati Gigi Dall'Igna and sporting director Paolo Ciabatti Cal Crutchlow would let go with hand kiss. Even today will decide whether to get rid of the WM XIV in 2015. Then they could Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone let go in the factory team - and save a bunch of money.
This would require Pramac Ducati team owner Paolo Campinoti looking for a new rider Yonny Hernandez addition, because Iannone he would lose to the work team. The Pramac candidate list should be identical to the list for the possible second driver at Forward Yamaha: De Angelis, Petrucci and so on.
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