Sport News - Valentino Rossi must recognize the benefits of Jorge Lorenzo. In the fight antarpembalap Fiat Yamaha at Estoril on Sunday (310/2010), Lorenzo emerged as the winner.
The Spaniard who has locked the world title it won the Portuguese MotoGP race with a record time of 46 minutes 17.962 seconds. Rossi had to settle for being in second place with a difference up to eight seconds.
Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso completed the podium number three, after winning a fierce battle with Marco Simoncelli and Nicky Hayden.
For Lorenzo was the eighth victory of the season, while the third row in Estoril.
The road race
Lorenzo did a very good start to maintain its position as the holder of the pole. Hayden and Andrea Dovizioso fierce duel of two first corner behind Lorenzo, while Rossi's entry at number four.
Not long ago the race started, the Pramac Ducati rider Aleix Espargaro meet misfortune. He was thrown from his bike and out. This is a pathetic result for the young Spanish rider. He lived had one last series before getting to class next season with the team Moto2 Sito Pons.
Hayden Lorenzo managed to overtake a few moving to the middle and led the race. Lorenzo Rossi also almost through but to no avail. He had an almost followed Dovizioso and Pedrosa, but still can survive.
On the next lap Rossi managed to poke into the second sequence, then grab pole position. Hayden fell to third place, after also preceded by Lorenzo. Next turn Stoner, who beat Hayden.
But Stoner ketiban unlucky. He was too low during cornering and his Ducati motorcycle skidded into the gravel. Stoner finished. Results 180 degrees opposite from the previous series when he won the race at Phillip Island, cage.
Until lap eighth consecutive pole position is Rossi, Lorenzo, Hayden, Marco Simoncelli, Dovizioso, Dani Pedrosa, Randy de Puniet and Colin Edwards.
On lap 14 Carlos Checa return to his team garage, Pramac Ducati. Veteran Spanish rider, who replaced Mika Kallio, do not get a good race on her comeback in the primary classroom because the bike having problems.
Meanwhile, Lorenzo began to close with Rossi and give The Doctor pressure. The moment he gets beat Rossi on lap 16. The new world champion started back in front.
Behind them, Simoncelli overtake Hayden, followed by Pedrosa and Dovizioso. They still fight fiercely to compete for third place. Hayden continued to decline and nearly chased De Puniet.
In the last eight laps, Dovizioso make a cool action to harass Simoncelli. He is now in third place. In front, from exhaustion to hunt down Rossi Lorenzo, who even recorded the fastest lap. On lap 23 the Spaniard was nearly four seconds ahead of teammate that.
Simoncelli action racing with overtaking Dovizioso. They barely even touched each other. Hayden, who was catapulted into the eighth position, managed to raise their performance again and on lap 26 was in the back of Simoncelli and Dovizioso.
In the last two laps Lorenzo's more comfortable to beat Rossi - and did so until he touched the finish line. And on the last lap, Dovizioso make sure he won the duel against Simoncelli and Hayden.
Portuguese MotoGP Results:
1. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 46m17.962s
2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 8.629s
3. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 26.475s
4. Gresini Honda's Marco Simoncelli 26.534s
5. Nicky Hayden Ducati 27.154s
6. Randy de Puniet LCR Honda 28.297s
7. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha 30.109s
8. Dani Pedrosa Honda 44.947s
9. Marco Melandri Honda Gresini 1m13.649s
10. Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 1m17.721s
11. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki 1m17.908s
12. Hiroshi Aoyama Interwetten Honda 1m33.025s
13. Loris Capirossi Suzuki 1m39.752s
Retirements:
Carlos Checa Pramac Ducati 12 laps
Casey Stoner Ducati 4 laps
Aleix Espargaro Pramac Ducati 0 laps
Ben Spies Tech 3 Yamaha DNS
