MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHP
ROUND 10 / AUGUST 4-6, 2017
BRNO CIRCUIT / OSTROVACICE, CZECH REPUBLIC
P58
His last obstacle was Crutchlow,
and he was in a position to attack
as they started the last lap, scyth-
ing past into the stadium section
for a potentially valuable fourth.
"For sure, a flag-to-flag isn't
our strongest point," he said. In
the end, the result is not so bad.
I think that before the end of my
career we can defeat this flag-to-
flag situation."
Dovizioso had followed him
along, and passed Petrucci for
sixth with two laps to go; Aleix
just held off Pol's Red Bull KTM
in a brotherly Espargaro battle for
eighth.
Three seconds behind, Folger
had been steadily recovering lost
ground from his two pit stops,
getting ahead of team-mate Zarco
and then also closing on a fad-
ing Jack Miller (EG-VDS Honda),
the Australian complaining of grip
problems from a bad rear tire.
Folger's last victim, for 10th,
was Alex Rins (Ecstar Suzuki), on
the last lap. Zarco was 12th, then
Abraham, Miller and a distant and
depressed Lorenzo, taking the last
point.
Even more downhearted, Red-
ding had dropped to 16th, ahead
(Above) It was an unhappy race for
Zarco (5) and Folger (94), finishing 12th
and 10th, respectively. (Right) Jorge
Lorenzo's (99) new bodywork couldn't
stop him from dropping like a stone
through the field after leading in the
early laps.
