Jorge Lorenzo Strikes Again In Silverstone
[caption id="attachment_13456" align="alignright"
width="300"] Jorge Lorenzo passed Casey Stoner on the 11th lap
and never looked back, eventually winning by more than three
seconds.[/caption]
Yamaha's Jorge
Lorenzo considered his strong run in MotoGP to stretch his
championship lead over challenger Casey Stoner
at Silverstone. However, the victory was anything but easy.
Going into the race, most riders thought the British GP at
Silverstone would be a challenge. Stoner had already complained
about uneven paving on the track, and poor weather during testing
led many to believe that plenty of crashes could soon follow.
Yet the weather was great when the race got underway, and the
riders shot out of the gate quickly. American Ben Spies was in
the lead early on as Lorenzo dropped back to fifth. The rider later
told Crash.net he had trouble keeping pace with the first group in
the early going.
As the race went on, however, Lorenzo asserted himself. After
Stoner passed Spies for the lead, Lorenzo made his way through the
field and was soon on the Australian rider's heels. Lorenzo passed
Stoner on the 11th lap and never looked back, eventually winning by
more than three seconds. Stoner held on to beat Dani Pedrosa
for second place.
Lorenzo now leads Stoner by a full race, or 25 points, in the
standings. The points gap is significant because it now means
Lorenzo could hypothetically miss a race in which Stoner finishes
first and still not surrender his lead in the overall standings.