Monster Yamaha's Cal Crutchlow made a host of big seyup changes during the course of the German MotoGP round at the Sachsenring but couldn't find any improvements or a cure for the way his handlebars move of their own accord (click here).

The former footballer was on course for an 11th-place finish in yesterday's race but a small mistake at the end dropped him to 14th which he isn't happy about, but Crutchlow says some lessons have been learned and he can take some knowledge to Laguna Seca.

“Obviously I can't be happy to have finished 14th because I believe I should be fighting inside the top ten. But taking the positives out of a difficult race, I was able to fight for the whole race with riders that are a lot more experienced than me, and who have much more knowledge of this track," he said.

"I really wanted to finish 11th but when I ran wide with a few laps remaining, it was always going to be an uphill battle to get back three places on a track like this that is tight and twisty. But I didn't give up and I pushed as hard as I could right to the end and nearly recovered a couple of places. I just didn't have enough grip from the front or the rear and it was difficult.

"I didn't feel I could push any harder and it strange because we made a lot of big changes to the bike this weekend without ever really finding an improvement. We've learned a few things that will help in the future and now I'm looking forward to getting to Laguna Seca where I'll be aiming to get back inside the top ten.”