Cal Crutchlow will be making his MotoGP race debut in Qatar this weekend, but pre-season testing for the Briton has not gone without complications. The 25-year old suffered a nasty fall at the Losail Circuit on Monday night, leading to his left hand getting caught under the Tech 3 Yamaha machine in the process.
"The test certainly didn't end how I wanted and it is a real shame because we had made some changes to the balance of the bike that really helped my confidence with the front-end tonight," Crutchlow explained. "But I made a silly little mistake at Turn 10. I lost the rear and closed the throttle but then lost the front and I couldn't get my left hand out from underneath the handlebar.
"I've basically taken the tip off my left little finger and it is really sore now. I don't need surgery but it is obviously going to be uncomfortable this weekend for the race now."
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| Pos. | Time | Laps | |
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| 1. |  C. Stoner | 01:55.681 | 46 |
| 2. | D. Pedrosa | 01:55.745 | 39 |
| 3. | B. Spies | 01:56.294 | 45 |
| 4. | M. Simoncelli | 01:56.433 | 70 |
| 5. | A. Dovizioso | 01:56.439 | 58 |
| 6. | R. de Puniet | 01:56.445 | 67 |
| 7. | J. Lorenzo | 01:56.707 | 48 |
| 8. | C. Edwards | 01:56.716 | 57 |
| 9. | N. Hayden | 01:56.726 | 68 |
| 10. | H. Aoyama | 01:56.740 | 73 |
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