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Crutchlow joins rare rostrum group

Cal Crutchlow's third place finish in Argentina was his eighth in MotoGP but first on a Honda. It puts the Englishman among an elite group of riders who have had podiums in the MotoGP class (2002 onwards) with three different manufacturers. The others are: • Valentino Rossi (Honda, Yamaha, Ducati). • Alex Barros (Honda, Yamaha, Ducati). • Loris Capirossi (Honda, Ducati, Suzuki). • Andrea Dovizioso (Honda, Yamaha, Ducati). • Marco Melandri (Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki). Crutchlow is the first rider to finish on the podium for three successive years, on three different brands of bike, since Eddie Lawson in 1989-'90-'91 (Honda, Yamaha and Cagiva). Official statistics reveal only one...
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