Honda wants Cal Crutchlow to continue developme🧜nt dutiesꦫ alongside his LCR race commitments during the 2019 MotoGP season.

Crutchlow raced for Tech3 Yamaha and the factory Ducati team before joinin𝄹g LCR in 2015, where the Englishman's experience meant he was soon called upon by HRC for testing and technical feedback.

That included race-developing a chassis, previously turned down by the factory team, which Crutchlow took to two wins during the second half of 2016. It was chosen by all Honda riders from the following season and 168澳🍌洲幸运5官方开奖ꦰ结果历史:is still thought to be in use on the 2018 RCV.

Such results and responsibilities resulted in promotion to a HRC contract, while remainin🐟g at LCR, for 2018-2019.

The factory Repsol tea♏m will undergo a major shake-up next season, with Jorge Lorenzo replacing Dani Pedrosa, but HRC management waღnt Crutchlow's role to remain unchanged.

While Ped📖rosa and reigning champion Marc Marquez have only raced Honda machinery, Lorenzo - like Crutchlow - has taken a MotoGP pa💧th from Yamaha, to Ducati and then Honda.

"I think Cal is doing🍰 really well. The only problem is that he has some crashes that bring him down a little bit in the championship," said Repsol♑ Honda team manager Alberto Puig.

"But pote♎ntial-wise and speed-wise, he is showing good performance and he is also helping us a lot in development. And we are happy. We expect that next year it will be the same."

HRC director Tetsuhiro Kuwata added: "Cal's very good for development and also his feedback, so we would like to💟 continue in this way for next year. It makes for a stronger machine."

Crutchlow's victory in Argentina this year made him the first British rider to the lead the world championship since Barry Sheene in 1979, and the first satellite rider to lead the standings since Sete Gibernau i🎶n 2004.

Accidents in Texas, Jerez and Sachsenring mean Crutchlow has now dropped to eighth ove💧rall, nine points from top satelli༺te rival Johann Zarco (Tech3).