Britain, as with almost every country, has a relationship with MotoGP that ebbs and flows. At certain times, we've been at the top of the world, at others, there has been no rider involved in the premier class. This year sees Cal Crutchlow as the solo permanent British participant in the blue riband series after Bradley Smith moved to a test role with Aprilia, Scott Redding was ejected and has found a place in British Superbikes, and WorldSBK champ Jonathan Rea wasn't offered a package suitable enough to tempt him away from fighting for a fifth world title. Crutchlow starts this year on the back foot, so to speak, as he is still recovering from a Phillip Island whopper which smashed his...
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