Today the
MotoGP riders continued their Championship at the Italian circuit San Marino.
Yesterday, in
the qualifications, Lorenzo showed the best of himself and took pole position. He
had quite a lead on Marquez, who took 2nd pace on the grid. Rossi
completed the first row. The two Yamaha titans run a huge fight and that means
that every detail, mistake and little point counts!
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| helmet Rossi |
A lot of riders swapped bikes and so did Lorenzo,
Marquez and Rossi.
The whole situation changed. Marquez planned a few
attacks on Lorenzo. Some of them were really close and you could hear the
public losing their mind because of the huge risks he took. But the Black Mamba was too fast and too
accurate. Marc let Rossi pass and took place in 3rd position. Rossi
had seen his opportunity and assailed his teammate. It was not more than a 10s
fight but The Doctor managed to take the leaders position.
There was one problem. The tires were used up. From
the box, they were obliged to swap the bike. Marquez felt the coming danger and
drove into the pits. His colleagues, on the other hand, Rossi and Lorenzo
ignored the order and continued their battle, although Rossi had quite a big
gap behind him.
A few laps later, also Lorenzo swapped his bike. As
for Rossi, there remained nothing of his tires. With 7 laps to go, he eventually got into the pits and had to continue for 5th place. But while all of that was happening, his greatest
competitor, Jorge Lorenzo, made the fatal speed wobble and had to quit the
race.
An unusual podium today. It was a smart move for Marc
Marquez, to swap bikes and that leaded him to victory. He had only one goal for
today: winning. Surprisingly, the 2nd and 3rd position
were taken by Bradley Smith and Scott Redding. Redding did already crash during
the race and he also had to fight for his 3rd step with Baz, who
ended up 4th.
Rossi lays now 23 points ahead of Lorenzo. Still, the
battle hasn’t been fought yet, but I think next time, we will see a vengeful
Lorenzo…
Merel Reyntjens
