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Dovi was disappointed. "The
risk Iannone took on the grid
was right," he said. "I pushed in
the last six laps, but I couldn't
get close enough to pass."
Valentino had the same prob-
lem with Lorenzo, and had to
take crumbs of comfort from at
least having a competitive pace,
if not enough to get ahead.
Marquez, almost 10 seconds
off Rossi by the end, spent most
spin and slide," said Iannone.
"And I used less fuel for the
first half of the race. After I
switched [fuel] maps, the bike
pushed harder."
In this way the pair were a
second ahead of the Yama-
has by lap 20, and stretched it
further over the closing laps. It
was on the 21st that Iannone out-
braked Dovi, and from then on
he was in control.
sion and a strong decision. But I
believed myself."
The Yamahas stayed close
and even looked threatening
until just before two-thirds dis-
tance. But there was a reason.
Both Ducati riders were not only
nursing their tires but also saving
fuel, with a real possibility that
otherwise they might not make
the finish.
"It was very important not to
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