MotoGP 2014

**Drew** · 3rd August 2014, 14:24

I think he is a liability to a team. On and off the track.

I don't dislike the guy. I don't know him.

**Shaun Harris** · 3rd August 2014, 15:04

Originally Posted by Drew

I think he is a liability to a team. On and off the track.

I don't dislike the guy. I don't know him.

nah you just think to much then open ya mouth

**Shaun Harris** · 3rd August 2014, 15:05

but that is better than me I guess, I just open my mouth then think later

**Drew** · 3rd August 2014, 15:06

Originally Posted by Moto-Dynamix

nah you just think to much then open ya mouth

Give it a whirl, then try to edit that post to make sense.

**Shaun Harris** · 3rd August 2014, 15:13

Originally Posted by Drew

Give it a whirl, then try to edit that post to make sense.

But that involves thinking dam it man

**actungbaby** · 3rd August 2014, 16:10

Originally Posted by pritch

It was indeed. Apparently last week's cover story and interview in MCN was Crutchlow saying why he was staying with Ducati. Ducati had also announced that he was staying, so I wonder if we'll ever find out what changed. Crutchlow posted a couple of chirpy messages on Twitter last night but nothing informative that I've seen yet.

Drew doesn't like the fact that CC was slagging off the bike, but he sure 'nuff had plenty reason. In his experience it was not just unrideable, it must have seemed like an unreliable heap of crap.

to true why whould you stay u whould have to be insane

**BMWST?** · 3rd August 2014, 19:59

Originally Posted by actungbaby

to true why whould you stay u whould have to be insane

Cos if we are to beleive the hype he went there for the money,why not stick it out for another year,esp knowing it was no yamaha m1

**Shaun Harris** · 3rd August 2014, 20:10

Originally Posted by BMWST?

Cos if we are to beleive the hype he went there for the money,why not stick it out for another year,esp knowing it was no yamaha m1

he is going racing on a bike he can trust and deff for a shit load less money

**pritch** · 3rd August 2014, 22:15

From Motomatters:

The Next Piece In The MotoGP Puzzle: Cal Crutchlow To LCR Honda In 2015
Submitted by David Emmett on Sat, 2014-08-02 10:58

It looks like Ducati will get their all-Italian line-up after all. Both GPOne.com and Speedweek are reporting independently that Cal Crutchlow will be leaving Ducati to join LCR Honda for the 2015 season. Officially, Crutchlow had until 31st July to exercise his option to leave Ducati, but it appears that Ducati management agreed to an extension, while negotiations continued with Honda. An agreement was reached late last night, Speedweek is reporting, with one of the main points of contention being the payoff Crutchlow would receive from Ducati for leaving.

A week ago, Crutchlow announced that he would be staying with the Italian factory at the World Ducati Week event. Since then, however, the situation changed, with Crutchlow's manager Bob Moore reaching agreement with Ducati management to explore further options. That led directly to the release of Crutchlow to join LCR.

Crutchlow is the latest in a long line of victims claimed by the Italian marque. Marco Melandri was the first to leave, departing early from a two-year contract of struggling miserably in 2008. Valentino Rossi sat patiently through his two seasons at Ducati, seizing the opportunity to return to Yamaha as soon as he could. And now Cal Crutchlow, courted by Ducati for a long time in the belief that he could solve their problems, has also departed. Crutchlow has struggled all season long, both with a string of mechanical failures, and with trying to adapt his riding style to the difficult Desmosedici.

The switch to Honda is hardly unexpected. Crutchlow came very close to signing for LCR Honda last year, but only last-minute intervention by Ducati swung the deal towards the Italian factory. HRC are known to view Crutchlow favorably, and with a large British sponsor on board - CWM World, a financial services company - having a British rider makes a lot of sense. Crutchlow will have to adapt his style once again, moving away from the smooth style he learned at Yamaha, and riding more aggressively. He should at least be able to carry some corner speed again, something he was renowned for on the Yamaha but was impossible on the Ducati.

Crutchlow's departure makes life significantly easier for Ducati. The relationship between the two parties became strained from quite early on, with Crutchlow's forthright manner not always fitting well inside the tightly-controlled corporate communications culture of Ducati. The factory had also signed Andrea Iannone for 2015 with a promise of factory support. Iannone, who has had some strong results this season, was unhappy with the arrangement, but the Ducati deal was his best option. Ducati can now offer Iannone what he wants, which is a seat in the Ducati factory team alongside Andrea Dovizioso.

With Crutchlow at LCR Honda, and Iannone and Dovizioso at factory Ducati, that opens up a seat at Pramac Ducati. Eugene Laverty has been in previous talks with the Pramac squad, though the Irishman is also believed to be in the frame for a slot at Aprilia, who will be buying out the PBM team for 2015. The Pramac team has also shown an interest in Stefan Bradl, who is making way for Crutchlow at LCR Honda. But Bradl's most likely destination is the Forward Yamaha team, where team manager Giovanni Cuzari has two slots to fill, with the retirement of Colin Edwards, and the almost certain departure to Suzuki of Aleix Espargaro. Alex De Angelis is to be drafted in to replace Edwards at certain select rounds this season - Brno, which comes a week after Indianapolis, and the three flyaway rounds of Motegi, Sepang and Phillip Island - and is a candidate to take the second seat at Forward.

Jack Miller's name continues to do the rounds, though it now seems more likely he will head to Gresini, rather than LCR. Miller will take the production RCV1000R at Gresini, with Scott Redding moving up to the RC213V vacated by Alvaro Bautista, as Redding's contract decrees. Next year's production Honda will be a very different kettle of fish to this year's bike, however, with Honda supplying the engine from this year's satellite bikes, minus the seamless gearbox.

Once the paddock reconvenes at Indianpolis this coming Thursday, even more will become clear. By then, Jorge Lorenzo should have renewed his deal with Yamaha, and several other of the open seats should be filled. The only satellite seat with a question mark hanging over it is the Monster Tech 3 Yamaha seat currently held by Bradley Smith. Who will fill that is very much up in the air.

**Reckless** · 4th August 2014, 13:01

Yamaha to Ducati to LCR Honda.

Iannone replaces Crutchlow at Ducati Team for 2015
Saturday, 2 August 2014
Ducati Corse has announced on Saturday that it will be parting company with rider Cal Crutchlow at the end of the 2014 MotoGP™ season, as Andrea Iannone joins the factory outfit to become team-mate to Andrea Dovizioso in 2015.
Great Britain’s Crutchlow joined Ducati Team for 2014, taking the place of 2006 World Champion Nicky Hayden who switched to Drive M7 Aspar. This season is Crutchlow’s fourth in the premier class, having debuted with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 outfit in 2011 as the 2009 World Supersport title. Saturday’s news comes despite it having been announced on 19 July that Crutchlow would be remaining with the Italian factory next year.

For 2015, Andrea Dovizioso’s new Ducati Team partner will be Andrea Iannone, making an all-Italian line-up as the latter switches from the Pramac Racing satellite outfit.

Saturday’s short communique from Ducati Corse reads as follows:
‘Ducati Corse announced today that it has reached an agreement with its factory rider Cal Crutchlow to terminate, ahead of time, the contract that ties the British rider to the Italian team in MotoGP for 2014 and also for next season.

The two factory Ducati Team riders for 2015 will now be Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone.’

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