MOTOGP
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 8/JUNE 28, 2014
CIRCUIT VAN DRENTHE/ASSEN, NETHERLANDS
P50
change bikes. With most riders in
on the same lap, havoc in pit lane
saw at least one near collision,
between Karel Abraham and Pol
Espargaro.
It was thus a race of two
halves. Or more for Hernandez,
who had to pit a second time to
get his dry bike once more; and
for the mechanics, who had to
warm up wet bikes again just in
case, when it started sprinkling
again, bringing out the flags, just
before half-distance.
It started in rain with Marlboro
Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso lead-
ing away, Marquez taking over
before the end of lap one, and
both drawing better than a sec-
ond clear of pole starter NGM
Forward Yamaha's Aleix Espar-
garo, Repso9l Honda's Dani
Pedrosa and the rest. Rossi was
19th after joining the back from
pit lane; gaining six places when
the pit stops kicked in after lap
six.
The front two had carried
on pulling clear; while Lorenzo
and his Movistar Yamaha had
dropped to seventh, with Marl-
boro Ducati's Cal Crutchlow
ahead, enjoying the wet, and
