Jorge Lorenzo made a brilliant last lap pass on Dani Pedrosa to win in Spain in front of his countrymen. Pedrosa tried riding defensive lines to keep Lorenzo from coming through, but after a few side-by-side touches Pedrosa ran wide and Lorenzo came across the finish line unchallenged. Valentino Rossi took third, and Nicky Hayden [...]
Rossi started the 2010 Moto Grand Prix season with a decisive victory on his Fiat Yamaha, and his team mate Jorge Lorenzo pulled a late sprint-from-behind to gain a handful of positions and take the second spot on the podium. Casey Stoner actually led the race but crashed out from first, while his Ducati team [...]
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Stoner dominated again in Malaysia, winning by over 14.5 seconds. But the spotlight was on Valentino Rossi, who clinched the championship and made it nine titles. Congratulations to both riders for a fantastic effort this year.
Phillip Island: Stoner dominated Rossi. Absolutely dominated him. He jumped to the lead early, then brought his lap times down by a full second so that Rossi could get back in to the challenge, and then jumped back into the race pace and ran away into the distance, rear tire spinning up all the way. [...]
Stoner was happy to silence the critics, taking a second place in the Portugal race, but the real story was with Lorenzo who ran away with the race while his team mate Rossi finished off the podium in a distant 4th. Jorge was able to close to within 18 points of Rossi, and when he [...]