MOTOGP
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 3/APRIL 19, 2015
TERMAS DE RIO HONDO CIRCUIT/ TERMAS DE RIO HONDO, ARGENTINA
P80
he was recovering I tried to
save the tires. My last two laps
were low 39s, quite good, and I
thought: 'Now is the time for the
final sprint.' But you saw what
happened."
"Valentino is Valentino, and he
was always my hero," he con-
cluded.
Marquez had picked the fac-
tory Yamaha pair as his main
rivals, but Jorge Lorenzo (also
on the Extra Hard) had faded
to sixth after a good start, and
though he too gained momen-
tum at the end, he could only
close on the battle for third, but
not get through.
Instead, with temperatures
lower than Saturday's qualifying
and lack of access to the Extra
Hard being not quite such a dis-
advantage, it was once again the
new GP15 Ducatis that showed
strong; with a third second place
in a row for Andrea Dovizioso.
Second-place qualifier Aleix
Espargaro on the Team Suzuki
Ecstar had seized the lead off
the line, but while he brawled
with Lorenzo, Marquez slipped
past both to lead the first
lap, proceeding to pull away.
