MOTOGP
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 4 / APRIL 24, 2016
JEREZ CIRCUIT / JEREZ, SPAIN
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rivals home in qualifying order: Lo-
renzo second and Marquez third.
In fact it wasn't quite unlike Lo-
renzo's flag-to-flag win of 2015, itself
the start of a four-race victory streak
during which he was never headed.
Rossi did see the back of his team-
mate's Movistar Yamaha once, on lap
two of 27 of the classic Jerez circuit,
celebrating 30 years as a GP venue.
But only for part of one corner. Lo-
renzo had left his braking a touch too
More importantly, it seemed to
signal yet another renaissance for a
rider in his 21st grand prix year, who
has reinvented himself and his style
yet again.
"Last year I did not qualify so well,
and I was strong later in the races,
but it was too late," he said. His new
resolve, along with re-adapting his
style to suit the new Michelin tires,
was to get going from the get-go. It
served him well, as he led his main
Lorenzo (99) fought
off a charge from
Marquez (93) but his
own march to the
front was thwarted by
tire issues.
