MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 2 / APRIL 6-8, 2018
TERMAS DE RÍO HONDO / SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO PROVINCE, ARGENTINA
P66
BY MICHAEL SCOTT
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
T
he Argentine GP was extraordinary. In
about every possible way. In a sport that
has at times been too predictable, it was
a lesson: always expect the unexpected.
Where to start…
Perhaps with Jack Miller's maiden pole
position on a Saturday when the forecast
rain came in vexing manner—light and very
unpredictable. The Australian Alma Pramac
Ducati rider took a big chance on slicks on a
track that still had two very wet corners—and
made up enough on the rest of the track to
displace Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa. It was
inspired.
Or more probably with Pedrosa's team-
mate, Marc Marquez, who proved every day
that he was easily the fastest in all conditions.
But he missed a front-row start, then earned
Argentina threw up the most
MotoGP race of recent years,
the Marc Marquez/Valentino
What On
Cal Crutchlow won,
but everyone is talking
about the latest
clash between Marc
Marquez and Valentino
Rossi. This time, it was
the Italian who came
off second best.
