Cal Crutchlow has explained why he is returning to MotoGP competition at the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello this weekend – after having originally rejected the offer.Crutchlow, who last raced in MotoGP in 2023 as a Yamaha wildcard, will ride as replacement for the injured Johann Zarco – who sustained significant damage to his knee in a crash at Barcelona a fortnight ago.No timeline has been published, but Zarco’s injuries suggest a lengthy recovery before he can reclaim the #5 LCR Honda – and LCR had no easy stand-in solutions.This led to a call to the retired Crutchlow, whose comeback was rubber-stamped after a preparatory test at Misano on Wednesday.Crutchlow said that after he got the call from LCR, he “went home and [my wife] Lucy said, ‘did Dako [Dakota Mamola, LCR team coordinator] call you? And I said, ‘yeah’.”She said ‘oh, yeah, because they called me first’! To get the blessing. “And I said, ‘I’m not interested’. And she said, ‘why not?’ She said, ‘you’ve done it your whole life, so I don’t understand why you’re not doing it’.”Crutchlow then mul …
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Author: Valentin Khorounzhiy
