The Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring will have a special touch, as it is, so to speak, a journey into the past. Dani Pedrosa will ride for KTM again after three years and with Cal Crutchlow there will be another ex-rider on the grid who is very much loved by the fans. The Brit will compete with the Petronas M1 team and replace the injured Morbidelli.
Cal returned to Yamaha as a test driver earlier this year and will be back as a driver in the two races in Austria and the one at Silverstone.
“I’m really looking forward to getting back on the grid and getting a race weekend going again, although it will feel very different from the job I did this year as a Yamaha test driver.” – commented Crutchlow – The track in Spielberg hasn’t been too much fun for me in the past, but in 2018 I finished fourth and that was a good result. It’s not a fast and flowing route, but a place where you have to be fast and very precise. “
The Briton in particular will be able to enjoy the experience.
“I don’t have a goal as such when it comes to results, my main goal will just be to try to improve from session to session – he underlined – I will work with Ramon Forcada, who knows the Yamaha bike very well. I think it’s going to be fine like Ramon was with Yamaha back then. I am sure it will be fine; I just want to make sure I’m doing a good job for the team. “