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Crutchlow will fade off , like Nicky Hayden and Edwards... All afterthoughts of Moto GP
In my opinion he's just being a whiny little ...... He knew where Ducati was when he signed the contract and now he's upset? Perhaps he should adapt his style to the bike he is riding like Dovi, Nicky and Crazy Joe have done. When he is beating Dovi consistently I will start listening, until then he can go pout at the kids table.
I kinda tend to agree. After seeing all the riders that have tried and failed to ride that bike did he really expect any different outcome? It's not like it was a bunch of C list guys on the Desmo before him. If he thought they all just sucked and he can surely do better then his ego got the best of him, IMO. I think we all knew it would turn him into a midpacker so I figured he did too. I'm kinda shocked he's surprised.
I think you forget that MotoGP is the Best of the Best. You get there by winning championships or otherwise showing that you have the potential to do so and kick .... I'm sure they're all Type A personalities, and along with that comes some humongous egos, and for a little guy, Cal's is as big as they come. Can't really blame him though, he kicked ... in WSS and did very well on the Tech 3 team last year in a few rides. Easy for us armchair QB's to criticize him when he's proven himself in the Big Show.
He hurts himself a lot when he crashes, I'm sure he took the factory job for the money so he can follow Ben Spies' lead if a career-ending injury were to happen. That and when the 2013 silly season music stopped he realized that was the best option for him: $300,000/season riding for Tech 3 or $2-3 Million a year for a 2-year contract at Ducati? Hmmm
Cal knew exactly what the score was when he signed the contract, his job is to shut up, ride the bike, and be the first Ducati across the line. He is getting paid big bucks to run the bike, not his mouth.