GP OF MALAYSIA
The race / SEVENTH WIN OF THE SEASON FOR JORGE LORENZO
WHO LEAVES MALAYSIA AS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER
Jorge Lorenzo claimed his seventh win of the season in Sepang
and extended his World Championship lead to 12 points in the
process. The downside for the FORTUNA APRILIA team was Hector
Barbera who, after starting in pole, suffered a spectacular
crash on lap two. Lorenzo got away well and positioned himself
in second, immediately setting up an interesting battle with
Andrea Dovizioso - his only seriosu rival for the 250 title.
Roberto Locatelli, Hiroshi Aoyama and Alex de Angelis were
also involved in the fight, but the first fell, the second
suffered a mechanical problem and the third could not maintain
the blistering pace of the lead riders. Lorenzo made his decisive
move six laps from the end, taking advantage of an attack
on Dovizioso by de Angelis. For that moment he began to drop
the Italian and opened a gap of five seconds that was never
closed. The Mallorcan has now extended his lead in the standings
to 12 points, whilst Barbera is seventh.
JORGE LORENZO, 1st - World Championship leader with
224 points:
“It was the hardest race of my life, both for the heat
and also the battle with Andrea Dovizioso. Mentally it was
very hard as I was thinking about winning, but also not making
a mistake that could have ruined my world championship challenge.
I got away well and managed to get into the lead, but Dovizioso
gave it everything and made my life very difficult. I was
only able to escape ove the last few laps, but the victory
has given us a bigger lead and we have to keep working hard
now. I want to dedicate this win to all the Spanish fans who
got up early to watch the race and also to my manager Dani
Amatriain who is 40 years old today."
HECTOR BARBERA, DNF - 7th in World Championship with
111 points:
“It was a real same I fell as I started from pole,
the bike had improved from the last few races and I wanted
to fight for the podium. I did not get away too well and lost
about a dozen positions, but I felt comfortable and was ready
to fight my way through the field. Then wen I tried to open
the gas I was thrown from the bike and hit my head hard as
Ilanded. I am very annoyed , but we must forget about it now
and think about putting it right at Philip Island."
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