Cal Crutchlow's recent form has led to speculation that he could be in line for a step up to a factory Honda bike in future. But, as Jamie Klein argues, the British rider has well and truly found his niche with the LCR team. Almost as soon as Dani Pedrosa was declared unfit for the Japanese Grand Prix after breaking his collarbone, the rumours began: Repsol Honda would be seeking to get an on-form Cal Crutchlow on a factory bike as soon as possible. Of course, such predictions quickly proved false. In Phillip Island, Crutchlow himself did a fine job of explaining that his commitments to his LCR team, not to mention clashing sponsors, meant that donning orange leathers, even just on a...
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