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MOTOGP FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 6 / JUNE 1-3, 2018 MUGELLO CIRCUIT / SCARPERIA E SAN PIERO, ITALY P66 though it was clear it would be troublesome by race end, in the hottest conditions yet on a very fine weekend. The biggest tire heretic was the biggest loser. Only Marc Marquez chose the hard rear. He made a blazing start from the second row, and on the fifth lap was second, and pushing hard to stop Lorenzo from escaping. But it was his front that failed him. In classic style, he tried to save the crash with his knee and elbow, but this time he wasn't able to. Lorenzo had pole man Rossi and second Movistar Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales as his front-row companions, and it was the former who regained second on the opening lap, after Marquez's lunge into the first corner carried him wide. It was at the same corner two laps later that the Honda rider did get through, but he wasn't there long enough to demonstrate what could catch me. "I told Spanish TV this was the happiest day of my life, but maybe I spoke too soon, because of winning the champi- onship in 2010. But this is in the top three." The win was backed, for increased ecstasy at Ducati's home track, with second place for teammate Andrea Dovizioso, who picked through steadily to take the place of Valentino Rossi on the seventh of 23 laps. For a while a Ducati podium lockout looked possible, as Danilo Petrucci (Alma Pramac Ducati) held third from laps 12 to 17. He had set the fastest lap early on, but he faded, and the crowd's yellow hats and smoke- bombs had the desired effect, as Rossi reclaimed a fighting second podium in a row on the Movistar Yamaha. It all hinged on front tire choice. Most, including Loren- zo, went for the medium, even The Italian dice for third was entertaining. Valentino Rossi just edged clear of Iannone to take the final podium spot. tion of "The Last of the Late Brakers" chart. Culled from team data, the list ranks riders for both skill and bravery, as they slow from more than 220 mph to 55 for the first corner. The carbon discs reach temperatures of 1290°F in a distance of 944 feet, Brembo said. Even though Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso set a new top speed record of 221.4 mph on Friday, it was Marc Marquez who won, in spite of his own assertion (after Pirro's crash) that "…since I crashed there in 2013, I always manage the risk." Then came Iannone, Rossi, Petrucci and in fifth place Aleix Espargaro. Briefly... else would be possible. Now it was Dovi coming through, and Iannone and Petrucci coming with him, after having been pushed wide by Marquez on the first lap. The fast Ducati soon prevailed, and before half distance he was a second behind Jorge and better than a second ahead, with Iannone now