Former MotoGP racer and new Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow has joined Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes F1), Jamie Chadwick (Williams development driver) and Mark Cavendish (cyclist) in a discussion about their need for speed. For Crutchlow, it's the acceleration of a MotoGP bike that provides the biggest shock to the system rather than peak velocity, with the notable exception of Mugello. "In MotoGP every year it gets faster and faster, which in a sense is great because everybody wants to go down the straight as fast as humanly possible, because it’s the easiest time made up," Crutchlow said. "I didn't ride from the last race [of 2020] to Qatar which was two and a half months...
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