Teruel MotoGP: Crutchlow: Nakagami 'by far the fastest guy' on average pace
Cal Crutchlow had highlighted LCR Honda team-mate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Takaa🍰ki Nakagami's peerless race pace after Friday practice for the Teruel MotoGP.
And the Englishman remains convinced that the Japanese - who stormed to a debut MotoGP pole꧋ position - is in a class of his own for 'average pace' heading into Sunday𒅌.
Cal Crutchlow had highlighted LCR Honda team-mate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:🍨Takaaki Nakagami's pꩵeerless race pace after Friday practice for the Teruel MotoGP.
And the Eꦆngli🌸shman remains convinced that the Japanese - who stormed to a debut MotoGP pole position - is in a class of his own for 'average pace' heading into Sunday.
While qualif🐷ying caught the Saturday headlines, Nakagami - yet to finish on the premier-class podium - was also second quickest in both FP3 and FP4, again setting a consistently high pace on used medium front and soft rear tyres.
"Is that a serious question?!" Crutchlow replied, when asked if Nakagami was s๊till the man to beat. "I looked at the lap times after FP1 and told you all thﷺe situation. All you need to do is pin together the sectors he does on used tyres etc to know that he can win the race by the margin he can win the race by.
"But, he has to get the start and go, or be ꦍable to battle [through] etc.
"Now, as I said yesterday, I think he deserves a podium. He's riding very, very well. And here he's riding superbly because he's gone nearly a second quicker than in qualifying la♚st week.
"But on the averagꦕe pace, he's by far the fastest guy."
Who do you think are his nearest rivals?
"Nobody at the mo𝓀ment. After that it's much of a muchness between a lot of riders," added Crutchlo🤡w, who qualified seventh.
"At the moment I don't have superb pace, I need to improve, but saying it is easier than doing it because I've be🅷en trying all weekend.
"I had a strong race last week, I just couldn't 🤪get past Dovi. So I think we would have been a bit stronger. But obviously, then again we have to choose the tyre for tomorro꧋w and you have to manage that tyre.
"It seems this weꦐek the tyre wear is quite high but Taka's ri🏅ding very, very well with used tyres.
"We'll see what happens tomorrow."
Nakagami, who has a 201ไ9-spec bike, finished in fifth place but only 4.5s from winner Alex Rins at Aragon💎 last Sunday.
Crutchlow and Re🦹psol Honda riders Alex Mar🧜quez and Stefan Bradl are using the 2020 Honda.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefr🥂ont of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
