MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 2 / APRIL 6-8, 2018
TERMAS DE RÍO HONDO / SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO PROVINCE, ARGENTINA
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ing different lines so that if any
of them crashed I wouldn't be
mixed up in it."
As for Zarco, so narrowly beat-
en again, and on the podium for
the last four races: "I know the
win will come soon," he said.
The lineup on the grid was
chaotic, with all but Miller pit-
ting as the track dried quickly.
This would usually put a rider
to the back of the grid, but they
couldn't all go to the back. There
were also memories of a pledge
last five laps. Ecstar Suzuki's
Alex Rins only lost touch in the
last couple of laps, although
Miller—who was leading until lap
17—was by now two more sec-
onds away.
But Crutchlow later said it had
been easy. "I took no risks,"
Crutchlow said. "I just stayed
calm. I knew I was the fastest
of the four guys by far. I was
second fastest to Marc, wet or
dry, and I won at the slowest
possible speed. I was even tak-
Or most rightfully with Cal
Crutchlow, who took his third
MotoGP win and Honda's 750th
after a fearsome four-rider battle,
and became the first Brit to lead
the MotoGP World Champion-
ship since Barry Sheene won
the opening round in 1979.
The LCR Honda rider had only
led for the first time on lap 18 of
24, and finished just a quarter
of a second ahead of Johann
Zarco (Monster Yamaha), who
had been in front for three of the
Alex Rins (42) leads the
four-rider freight train
in Argentina. It would
be Crutchlow (35) who
would prevail.
