Ducati’s Cal Crutchlow believes the electronics systems on his MotoGP GP14are far too complex and would like them a little more basic following a stoppage today at Auston that he said could have been dangerous.

His GP14 ground to a halt at turn one and he had to push it back up pitlane. Although the British rider wouldn’t say exactly what went wrong, he thinks the myriad sensors and back-up systems for back-up systems are overcomplicated.

“It just stopped and stopped dangerously. It’s not a Ducati part but they use the same thing in helicopters, so if it had stopped dead in a helicopter they would have been in trouble. If someone was behind me I would have been in trouble,” said Crutchlow, speaking at Austin.

“I think there are too many electronics on the bike, not in the championship because we need them for rider safety, but there are too many electronics on the Ducati - we have a system that is created for a system. We need to refine things and make it a lot easier to manage so that things like this don’t happen.

“Dovi’s side are working in a better way because he understands it. I’m not saying I am giving the wrong information but I don’t understand it because it is completely different to what I am used to. I would prefer it to be a little more basic.”