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Crutchlow: Fernandez Had 'More Balls' Than Anyone in the Opening Laps at British MotoGP

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Crutchlow: Fernandez Had 'More Balls' Than Anyone in the Opening Laps at British MotoGP© BikeSport News
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Cal Crutchlow credited Aprilia's Raul Fernandez's British MotoGP win to his tire management, saying he had 'more balls in those first five laps than everyone else.' While Ducati riders lost significant grip late in the Sprint race, Aprilia's bikes generated less rear-tire heat and stayed consistent, letting Fernandez build a lead and win by more than two seconds.

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Sergio Higuchi
Sergio Higuchi
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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

This is the kind of analysis you feel in your fingertips. If pushing hard through the first five laps without fearing rear-tire heat was the deciding factor, that's not raw guts, that's calculated nerve. Watching Aprilia stay cool while Ducati lost grip is the kind of thing that gets me fired up from what I've seen trackside.

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