ROUND 7/JUNE 29, 2013
CIRCUIT VAN DRENTHE/ASSEN, HOLLAND
MOTOGP
P50
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
The MotoGP race began with
Pedrosa (26) getting his trademark
good start to lead the pack into the
first corner; Stefan Bradl (6), Rossi
(46), Cal Crutchlow (35), Marquez
(93) and the rest give chase.
Was it the extraordinary chain
of events that appeared to have
struck Yamaha teammate Jorge
Lorenzo low - only for the Spaniard to perform an extraordinary
fight back that went far beyond
mere damage limitation? Lorenzo
broke his collarbone on Thursday,
had it fixed in the small hours of
Friday morning, and on Saturday
was back to race – and not just to
race, but to finish a heroic fifth. In
the space of three days the World
Champion showed himself to be
both human and superhuman. "I
do not do crazy things?"
Was it the lingering late-race
weakness shown by points
leader Dani Pedrosa? The Repsol Honda rider had a difficult
weekend, led away, then faded
from the battle in the closing
stages, blaming grip problems.
He finished two places behind
