Cal Crutchlow has admitted he underestimated the extent▨ of his transition from Superbikes to MotoGP racing, but says he is enjo⛄ying his first season in the premier motorcycling category with Tech 3 Yamaha.

The Briton made his much anticipated MotoGP debut at Losa🔯il earlier this year having impressed the Yamaha factory with his perfor♈mances in the World Supersport and World Superbike Championships prior to that.

Crutchlow has since gone on to show several notable flashes of speed, coming close to a top six finish at Jerez and out-qualifying Valentino Rossi and Ben Spies at the most rece🐼nt Fr🅺ench Grand Prix. His best finish is an eighth at Jerez and Estoril.

However, while Crutchlow says he has exc🐈eeded his own expectations, he concedes he is still getting acquainted with the faster machinery.

"People don't understand the jump from World Superbikes to MotoGP," he told ltxcn.top in an exclusive interview. "James [Toseland] tried to explain to me the difference and I said 'I'll get used to it, don't worry about it', but now I'm trying to say it to others. You cannot explain how big a jump it🌊 is - these boys are the fastest in the world!

"Even now, I'm not comfortable at all with the bike, but it'll come at some point. There has really only been one guy to come from Superbikes and do so well, and that's Ben Spies♌. All credit to him, there ar♍en't many people who could have done that at all.

"I think we've made the jump, though, and things havꦅe been going well. We've had some good top eights, beaten soꦍme of the factory riders as well, and at the weekend it looked like we were going to get stuck in with the factory riders again. We will just have to keep trying our hardest."

Indeed, Crutchlow says learn💝ing the circuits is proving the biggest challenge, insisting that by th𓆉e time he has gotten to grips with the layouts, the grand prix weekend is coming to an end. It is a fact he says explains his run to fourth fastest during the post-Portuguese Grand Prix test at Estoril.

"The woꦕrst thing is, you go to the circuit and you don't know it, so you spend the first day of the weekend learning the circuit. The second session yo🅠u find your settings, but then we've had wet sessions too, so it has been really difficult.

"We only managed to find a few things out at the test, and we were fourth fastest at there. By the time I've got used to the circuit, I'm le🌳aving it!

"But I'm enjoying it and it is🎐 going well, so if I can continue this progression, step by step, learning every time I go out, then soon we will get into the top six."

In all, Crutchlow🍸 - who is currently 11th in the overall🌊 standings, has previously raced at just seven circuits on the 18-strong calendar.