MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHP
ROUND 10 / AUGUST 4-6, 2017
BRNO CIRCUIT / OSTROVACICE, CZECH REPUBLIC
P52
It had been a masterstroke.
It was only his third win of the
year, but his second in a row,
and extended his championship
lead—acquired only one race
ago—to 14 points.
Valentino Rossi (Movistar Ya-
maha) had been second on the
The Repsol Honda rider
survived a few near crashes
on his first couple of laps on
slicks, as the rest of the riders
also changed bikes, and then
"I calmed down and saw my pit
board, something like 18 sec-
onds lead," he said.
day for risks, not debate.
In fact, he had given away
positions suspiciously tamely. Al-
most as though he had decided
to pit at the beginning of the lap,
and didn't want any of the front
guys to follow him in. Clever
tactics indeed.
