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Cal Crutchlow baffled by Christophe Ponsson accusations

Cal Crutchlow says he has “no idea why” controversial Avintia stand-in Christophe Ponsson blamed him for losing his Aragon ride to Jordi Torres, but is “willing to accept it”. Ponsson was chosen by Avintia to replace the injured Tito Rabat at Misano, despite never having ridden a MotoGP bike before and boasting a lacklustre career CV at world level. Many riders voiced their concerns about the safety of letting Ponsson make his MotoGP debut on a race weekend, though Crutchlow was one of the few to speak in his defence and offer him a chance to prove himself.  Ponsson claims the riders made a “mafia-like” move to terminate a claimed four-race contract...
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