Cal Crutchlow is not sure what Honda will have for him to sample when MotoGP pre-season testing starts at Sepang next week. The Briton won a pair of races with the LCR satellite squad in 2016, as factory rider Marc Marquez won his third title in four seasons. Honda’s RC213V remained a challenge to ride, though, particularly as the Japanese manufacturer struggled to pair its engine with the new-for-2016 control electronics. Testing with its 2017 engine started late last year, the change headlined by a revised firing order to the ‘big-bang’ configuration from the ‘screamer’ sequence. Following the winter testing ban, the Malaysian Grand Prix venue will host the first of three...
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