“Luckily, in my head, I believe I can do it and I proved that I could last year,” he asserts, on the marriage of paternal and professional. Crutchlow frequently talks like he races: forthright, committed, ferocious. Team owner Lucio Cecchinello describes his character as “a bit special”. His many opinions, refreshingly, usually come without a filter.
He says what he thinks, often through verbal streams of consciousness that include doping, book deals, biscuits and endless bicycle treks, during our conversation.