Lorenzo breathes life into MotoGP MyZA

English: Jorge Lorenzo 2010 Indianapolis (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Jorge Lorenzo‘s win was a much needed one as he needed to make up some ground on MotoGP world championship leader Dani Pedrosa. Thanks to a change in pace midway through the race, he could achieve this. Márquez crashed out when he was in second place.

Lorenzo was aggressive from the start. He could not allow Pedrosa to dictate the race pace and indeed almost clipped him as he overtook him on the second bend. Behind them, Márquez made an outstanding start to the race moving up from sixth to third place. He also caught up with the two lead riders and managed to stick close to them throughout.

The stands fell silent when Valentino Rossi hit the ground. Bautista failed to see the Italian on a bend, colliding with him and sending both riders to the tarmac. A huge disappointment for the home fans.

Márquez stuck to the script until he was informed that Crutchlow was gaining ground on him. After numerous attempts, he overtook Pedrosa in an outstanding move on the chicane. The stands erupted.

However, Marc crashed out with three laps to go when he had all but secured second place. He was physically unhurt, but mentally furious.

Lorenzo is now 12 points adrift of Pedrosa, who will lead the world championship going into his home race, Montmeló. Márquez is 26 points off the pace. – Marca