MOTOGP
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 17/OCTOBER 26, 2014
SEPANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT/SEPANG MALAYSIA
P52
Friday, but on Sunday the rain
stayed away.
Pedrosa unearthed his long-
buried jack-rabbit habit to lead
into the first corner, from Andrea
Dovizioso; while Lorenzo's move
inside Marquez sent the pole
starter out wide, dropping him to
an erstwhile ninth.
While Marquez quickly recov-
ered, setting a new lap record
on lap two as he did so, Pedrosa
departed and Rossi moved into
second. By the end of that sec-
ond lap, Rossi up to second and
Marquez had also moved ahead
of Dovizioso.
The front three rapidly moved
Stefan Bradl (6)
managed to hold
off Bradley Smith
(38) in their battle
for fourth place.
