ROUND 13/SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT MARCO SIMONCELLI/MISANO, ITALY
MOTOGP
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
mate Marquez, and held on under severe pressure until lap five,
when Marquez missed his braking point at the hairpin and ran
right off the outside of the track,
letting Rossi through into third.
Rossi was still hopeful of the
rostrum now, after qualifying on
the front row, but it was not to
be. He'd lost touch with Pedrosa
when Marquez came back on
him strongly on lap 13, and had
no resistance.
"The others can brake deeper
than me," Rossi said: a problem
he has reduced during the year,
but not yet solved. He offered another explanation for his stranglehold on fourth place. "I am more
heavy and longer [taller], so we
(Above) Valentino Rossi (46) moved
ahead of Marquez when the rookie
made a mistake, but the end result
was another fourth-place finish for
Rossi.
(Right) Cal Crutchlow (35) held off
Stefan Bradl (6) for most of the race,
but Bradl stole fifth place from the
Brit on the final lap.
need to take out more power for
fuel consumption to finish the
race."
Of Marquez's forceful pass:
"I expected him there because I
made a bad exit from turn seven
where I was having trouble. I tried
to close the door, but he was in
the middle of the track. It was a
good pass. Especially for him."
Now the tension was between
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