VOL. 52 ISSUE 28 JULY 18, 2015 P71
Briefly...
crash twice before the race, and then
terminally on the final lap. That crash
loosened two of the fixing screws in
the plate, and he faces further surgery.
Moto3 rider Miguel Oliveira—the
only rider other than Danny Kent
to claim more than one win this
year—was an early casualty at the
Sachsenring, suffering a first-turn
high-side after only four laps of the
first free practice, and breaking a
bone in his hand in a hard landing.
The Red Bull KTM star—winner at
Mugello and Assen—flew directly
home to Portugal for surgery.
Other medical news: the arm-pump
epidemic continues to claim victims,
with Aprilia rider Alvaro Bautista the
latest to have surgery to his right
arm in the break after Assen. The
former 125 champion crashed at the
notorious turn 11 on the first day of
practice, opening up the wound in
the process. Pol Espargaro was also
lems at the rear.
The usual Honda/Yamaha
quartet made all the running,
with Lorenzo seizing the lead
with a daring swoop around the
outside at the first tight corner,
after starting alongside pole
man Marquez and second-fast-
est Pedrosa from the front row.
Rossi seized fourth at turn 12,
at the bottom of the hill, from
Andrea Iannone's Ducati, and
the race was on.
On lap five, a shuffle. Rossi
consigned Pedrosa to fourth
at turn 12, Marquez seized the
lead at turn 13. Rossi at once
Pedrosa (26) also
returned to form,
besting Rossi (46)
to take second,
Pedrosa's best
finish of the
season thus far.
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