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MotoGP
MOTOGP: Don’t Cry For Dani
Dani Pedrosa's Misano misfortune just made for a more realistic reflection of the title contenders' actual performance this season.
Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa and Yamaha Factory Racing's Jorge Lorenzo (Photo: HRC)
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Jorge Lorenzo has no doubt that he deserves to be in control of the championship race that has the Spaniard in commanding position as he seeks a second MotoGP crown.
With five races remaining including Sunday's Aragon Grand Prix in Spain, Lorenzo holds a 38-point lead over fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa.
The evidence of the season so far -- Lorenzo has won six races to Pedrosa's three -- suggests Yamaha's lead rider can defend his advantage.
Of the 12 races Lorenzo has finished (out of 13 total), he has finished either first or second, compelling evidence that he leaves nothing to luck. Lorenzo races to win.
Which is why talk of "bad luck" for Pedrosa at last week's Misano GP, when he was taken out on the opening lap by Hector Barbera, is a disservice to the reality of Lorenzo's superb campaign.
It's worth remembering that the Yamaha star also suffered from friendly fire this season, being unceremoniously bumped out of the Dutch TT in the race's opening corner by countryman Alvaro Bautista. (With Casey Stoner away injured, this really has become a Spanish championship, in more ways than one.)
It's all square, both Lorenzo and Pedrosa have lost a race through misfortune.
"I would prefer not to have crashed in Assen, and I would prefer Dani did not to crash in Misano in the way that he did," Lorenzo said. "But it is true that the points gap now is a more realistic reflection of the championship so far."
Before Misano the gap was 13 points with Lorenzo ready for a late-season assault from Pedrosa and Honda who continue to add performance to the already awesome RC213V. That scenario had rightly worried Lorenzo who has been pushing Yamaha for an engine upgrade to counter Honda.
"I was not really calm with a 13-point advantage, but now with 38 I can be a little bit calmer, but it is still not enough to be completely calm," Lorenzo said. "I must push and try to keep winning. If I finish in second place for the final five races I will be World Champion, but if I finish out of the podium for two races Dani could recover the points.
"And if the things of Assen and Misano happen again we are in the same point. It is better to try and win when you can."
Jorge Lorenzo has no doubt that he deserves to be in control of the championship race that has the Spaniard in commanding position as he seeks a second MotoGP crown.
With five races remaining including Sunday's Aragon Grand Prix in Spain, Lorenzo holds a 38-point lead over fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa.
The evidence of the season so far -- Lorenzo has won six races to Pedrosa's three -- suggests Yamaha's lead rider can defend his advantage.
Of the 12 races Lorenzo has finished (out of 13 total), he has finished either first or second, compelling evidence that he leaves nothing to luck. Lorenzo races to win.
Which is why talk of "bad luck" for Pedrosa at last week's Misano GP, when he was taken out on the opening lap by Hector Barbera, is a disservice to the reality of Lorenzo's superb campaign.
It's worth remembering that the Yamaha star also suffered from friendly fire this season, being unceremoniously bumped out of the Dutch TT in the race's opening corner by countryman Alvaro Bautista. (With Casey Stoner away injured, this really has become a Spanish championship, in more ways than one.)
It's all square, both Lorenzo and Pedrosa have lost a race through misfortune.
"I would prefer not to have crashed in Assen, and I would prefer Dani did not to crash in Misano in the way that he did," Lorenzo said. "But it is true that the points gap now is a more realistic reflection of the championship so far."
Before Misano the gap was 13 points with Lorenzo ready for a late-season assault from Pedrosa and Honda who continue to add performance to the already awesome RC213V. That scenario had rightly worried Lorenzo who has been pushing Yamaha for an engine upgrade to counter Honda.
"I was not really calm with a 13-point advantage, but now with 38 I can be a little bit calmer, but it is still not enough to be completely calm," Lorenzo said. "I must push and try to keep winning. If I finish in second place for the final five races I will be World Champion, but if I finish out of the podium for two races Dani could recover the points.
"And if the things of Assen and Misano happen again we are in the same point. It is better to try and win when you can."
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