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 2nd 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,
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
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