Crutchlow blasts MotoGP Safety Commission absentees

Only three riders of the current premier class field didn’t show up for last Friday’s meeting, where changes to the Barcelona track layout were discussed in the aftermath of Moto2 rider Luis Salom’s fatal crash at the Catalan GP venue earlier in the month.

And while the attendance at the Assen summit was much improved compared to the previous one in Spain, where only 10 riders attended (Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo notably skipping it), Crutchlow voiced his disappointment that some riders still weren’t present.

Asked about Friday’s meeting, the LCR Honda rider said: “We all put our opinion there, except the typical ones that never come. Even this week, some guys didn’t come.

“There are certain MotoGP riders that never turn up, normally the ones that cruise around at the back and are the thickest.

“At the end of the day, they will also be the ones that complain about the track, if we made a modification.

"Maybe they are too busy to come, but I doubt it.”

No Moto2 or Moto3 riders

Crutchlow also urged riders from Moto2 and Moto3 to attend future Safety Commission meetings, as they can have just as much of a say in proceedings as the biggest stars in the top class.

“The Safety Commission is open to Moto2 and Moto3," he said. "They never come, nobody ever comes. I’ve never ever seen one of them there.

“It’s something that they should be coming to, because at the end of the day it benefits them as well, and it benefits us.

“They are the future of MotoGP, and they can have as much of a say as Valentino Rossi. But they never turn up.”