Jorge Lorenzo surprised his opponents during this Czech Republic Grand Prix. Many saw him emerge like a devil from his box from his fourth place on the starting grid to take the lead and impose his pace... Before returning to the line. But Por Fuera did just the opposite. And he almost won…
We don't know if the absence of the Majorcan in the lead from the start of the Brno race disrupted the peloton to such an extent that he made his first lap on a pace of around 2'03... but What is certain is that everyone first looked at each other with the concern of preserving their tires in mind. A situation which pushed the five-time title winner to lie in ambush: “ this time, I had to change strategy. Because I have problems finishing the race with the front tire, especially on the right side » explains the teammate Dovizioso, winner this Sunday.
« I had to drive differently from the start and accept the fact of an average start. So I decided to stay third or fourth in order to keep my strength ". Which wasn’t easy… “ My driving style is different from others. I brake differently and generally, I prefer to have a clear path in front of me to express my potential ».
You can't say @ lorenzo99 didn't try! 😳
He gave it everything 👏#CzechGP pic.twitter.com/2JAYTlCFF7
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A change that almost succeeded, only here it is… “ I think I was a few tenths better than my opponents, but I arrived too late. Maybe I should have attacked earlier. I had to fight against Marc Marquez by adopting defensive trajectories and despite that I was faster than Dovizioso on the clock. But he was a little ahead. I probably had an advantage, but I didn't have time to take advantage of it ».
Grand Prix of the Czech Republic Brno MotoGP J.3: Ranking
| 1 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 41'07.728 |
| 2 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | +0.178 |
| 3 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | +0.368 |
| 4 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | +2.902 |
| 5 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | +2.958 |
| 6 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | +3.768 |
| 7 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | +6.159 |
| 8 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | +7.479 |
| 9 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | +7.575 |
| 10 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | +8.326 |
| 11 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | +8.653 |
| 12 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | +16.549 |
| 13 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Honda | +19.603 |
| 14 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Yamaha | +21.381 |
| 15 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | +23.159 |
| 16 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | +27.673 |
| 17 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | +28.311 |
| 18 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | +41.172 |
| 19 | 50 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Suzuki | +42.411 |
| 20 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | +50.941 |
| Not Classified | ||||
| 53 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | 13 lapses | |
| 45 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | 16 lapses | |
| 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 20 lapses | |
| Not Finished 1st Lap | ||||
| 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 0 laps | |
| 6 | Stefan BRADL | Honda | 0 laps |
