MOTOGP
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 7/JUNE 14, 2015
CIRCUIT OF CATALUNYA/BARCELONA, SPAIN
P108
Of course nothing is certain.
Lorenzo was quick to point that
out. He has won the last four
races, leading every lap from
start to finish—a new record,
by the way, of 103 consecutive
laps. He is looking unstoppable.
Almost.
But this victory was by less
than a second, and "one of the
hardest races of my career."
Conditions were hotter than in
practice; the grip lower. The
pressure, and it was relent-
less, came from his teammate
Valentino Rossi. "He is usually
better than me in these condi-
tions, when it is more slippery,"
Lorenzo said.
Rossi had once again quali-
fied badly on the third row, and
by the time he had got through
to second past Andrea Dovizio-
so's Ducati he was almost
1.5-seconds adrift. He pushed,
Lorenzo responded. Every lap,
and all the way.
"There were two times when I
thought I might catch him," said
Rossi, blaming his habitual bad
qualifying on Open bikes able to
use softer tires for single banzai
laps; although he added: "Jorge
[Lorenzo] is on the same bike
and tires as me.
"Our speed is very close. If
we were together on the track, I
think it would be… interesting."
The Yamaha riders have
seized control of the season
so far, putting Repsol Honda's
Dani Pedrosa's third place into a
better perspective. He was dis-
tant—almost 20 seconds down.
Lorenzo earned
his fourth-straight
win, a first for the
two-time MotoGP
Champion.
