LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow concedes that the Japanese manufacturer is on the back foot after the first of MotoGP's three pre-season tests. Honda spent last week's running at Sepang trying to get on top of its new-configuration engine, a process that was not aided by electronics gremlins.  Its riders spent time comparing the 2016 engine and a new variant, and Honda has a decision to make on whether it persists with the latter. Reigning world champion Marc Marquez finished the test third overall, and while Honda is better-placed than it was 12 months ago when the control ECU was introduced, Crutchlow concedes it is still not ideally-positioned. "I did a long day on the newer-spec...
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