IN
THE
WIND
P20
NO GO FOR
CRUTCHLOW
D
ucati's Cal Crutchlow won't be
racing in this weekend's Grand
Prix of Argentina at the Autodromo
Termas de Rio Hondo, the Brit's in-
jured hand has not healed enough
to allow him to race. Factory test
rider Michele Pirro will replace him
on the factory Ducati.
"I am very sad to let the team
down like this because I was really
looking forward to racing in Argen-
tina," Crutchlow said. "On Tuesday
I had some scans on my hand and we saw that my
finger was still dislocated from the crash and also
broken so Dr. Chao decided to put a pin in to stabi-
lize it. Unfortunately, I'm still feeling too much pain
in my right hand; my knuckles are the most painful
part and I'm not in condition to race this weekend.
Now I'm going back to the UK to continue treat-
ment and try and get ready for the race at Jerez."
Crutchlow crashed out of the Red Bull Grand
Prix of the Americas in Texas not long after pitting
for a new rear tire.
Cal Crutchlow's
hand injury won't
allow him to race
this weekend in
Argentina.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
GOLD
&
GOOSE
BARREDA LEADS SEALINE RALLY
H
RC's Joan Barreda won
Monday's opening stage of
the Sealine Cross-Country Rally,
the Spaniard riding his Honda
CRF450 Rally to victory by just
over a minute from Red Bull
KTM's Marc Coma in Qatar.
The rally got rolling at the Lo-
sail Circuit – the home of the
MotoGP in Qatar – and it was
Barreda setting the pace from
the outset. After just over 100
miles of racing, Barreda ended
the stage with the victory.
"I'm really pleased with the
stage in Qatar," Barreda said.
"Not just because I've been very
fast, but also because of the
Joan Barreda
was the man in
Monday's opening
stage of the
Sealine Rally in
Qatar.
