Rossi rules over the UK

Yesterday, MotoGP continued its championship in the British Silverstone.

A huge fight is playing between the two Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, however there is also Marc Marquez, who could form a threat…

Anyway, Marquez claimed the pole position, Lorenzo managed to take 2^nd, Pedrosa 3^rd and Rossi 4^th.

The riders were ready to open the gas until… it began to rain. Result: Wet race. 

There was a bit of a chaos and the race was delayed. Eventually, they retook their places and opened a 20 rounds-race, full of danger and risks.  Bad luck for Hernandez, who slipped and experienced not more than 10 seconds of the #BritishGP.

A fantastic start for Lorenzo, Marquez and Rossi, who made top three. Pedrosa, on the other hand, he lost a couple places. 

There was a blunder for the young rider Jack Miller, who drove too fast into the turn, slipped and dragged his tame mate Carl Crutchlow down with him. Crutchlow took another shot but crashed again and had no other chance than to leave the race.

Rossi succeeded to take over the leaders position, but took Marquez with him, leaving Lorenzo behind with Pedrosa, Dovizioso and Petrucci.

The gap was growing and growing and it was breathtaking  how they managed to control their bikes so they wouldn’t crash.

But of course, this is a wet race and that means crashes guaranteed. Coming out of the corner, Marquez made a high sider and crashed. With that, he lost all his chances for the World Championship. Also Lorenzo had a ‘bad’ day. Petrucci and Dovi easily overtook him and all he could do was follow. But the gap between them and Rossi  was shrinking.

The Doctor could almost feel the hot breath of his countryman burning in his neck.

The last turns were nail biting, but Rossi took his 4^th victory of the season. Petrucci took his first podium of his MotoGP career and Dovizioso completed the Italian podium. Lorenzo ended up 4^th and complained about his visor. He now lays 12 points behind Rossi.

This will be a hell of a final!

 Merel Reyntjens

The Black Mamba strikes again!

Yesterday, the riders got together in the Czech Brno.

The qualifications made clear that Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo was ready to beat the competition. He was the only rider who managed to get his best round ridden in less than 1.55.00min.

Marquez was qualified 2^nd and Rossi completed the front row.

A magnificent start for Lorenzo, who took the hole shot, and Marquez, who followed closely. Unfortunately Rossi had missed his start a bit and chased the Spanish bulls from behind the red Ducati of Dovizioso. 

Eventually, after a bit pushing and searching, Rossi managed to pass Dovi and started his pursuit.

But the gap had grown to more than 5sec.

Maybe we all expected an attack from Marquez, but he just wasn’t able to oppress the Black Mamba, especially when Lorenzo drove around the circuit like a preprogrammed robot.

Marquez lost his grip on the Yamaha and let a 2.5sec gap enter. 

Our Spanish gladiator took his well-deserved victory with proud and stands now on top, together with his team mate Rossi, of the World Championship. Marquez took 2^nd place, Rossi ended up 3^rd.

 Merel Reyntjens

Marquez does it again!

After a well-deserved break, the riders were ready to continue the battle for the World Championship, which now took place in the USA, Indianapolis.

A little bit of calculating made clear that it’s still possible for Marc Marquez to claim the title, and he has still faith in it. Of course you have the main characters Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, who were dragged into this team fight. The gap between them is so small that every little point is vital.

Marquez claimed the Pole Position, Pedrosa managed to take 2^nd pace on the grid and Lorenzo completed the first row. And we could find Rossi on position 8.

A magnificent start for the Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo, who took the hole shot and opened the IndyGP.

Marquez and Pedrosa followed closely. Also Rossi was coming from behind and eventually he overtook Iannone, who took his turn to wide, and made his connection with the Spanish squad.

Rossi knew that he had to keep an eye on his team mate, two eyes if possible, but first he had to pass through Pedrosa. But the Honda rider liked his position and did not agree with The Doctor. The more he tried and failed, bigger became the gap between the front men Lorenzo and Marquez.

Eventually, after pushing, trying and searching for a passageway, he finally overtook Pedrosa. But the gap had grown to 3.5 seconds and all hope for a victory was gone. Especially when Pedrosa made clear that he was in his element and wanted to cross swords. 

While this fight was going on, in the front, Marquez had taken his chance and claimed the leaders position. After that,

Lorenzo wasn’t able to catch up and Marquez took his 3^rd victory, his 2^nd in a row, of the year and also the 700^th Honda victory.

Rossi was able to keep Pedrosa behind and completed the podium.

Perhaps for Rossi it was a good thing Marquez won, because instead of one point, Lorenzo lays now nine points behind the Italian.

Now we're heading to Brno, where the fight continues…

Merel Reyntjens