Cal Crutchlow has lamented his tyre choice during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, saying he feels he could have challenged poleman Marc Marquez with a slick front tyre. The LCR Honda rider ended up second on the grid for the Phillip Island race at the end of a wet-dry qualifying session, ending up 0.792s behind Marquez at the end of Q2. Having been forced to come through the first phase of qualifying – which he topped in dominant style – Crutchlow chose the intermediate front/slick rear combination for his final run in Q2. However, with Marquez taking pole with slicks front and rear, the British rider was left to rue not opting for a slick front from the start of the session,...
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