Cal Crutchlow has likened his situation with Michelin's front tyres in Qatar to being 'between a rock and a hard place' after he found it difficult to get either the softer or harder compound to work on Wednesday. Eighth fastest on the first day of the final preseason MotoGP test of 2016, Crutchlow fell due to getting too much heat into the front rubber on Wednesday evening, which led to a 'bouncing' feeling. The Englishman has Honda's latest spec engine for the first time, a component that, with the spec electronics, is a marked improvement than what he was using in Sepang and Phillip Island. Yet it was his sensation with the front end that held him back, with the soft tyre limiting the...
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