Marc Marquez Extends His Lead With Victory At Aragon
Marc Marquez
returned to his winning ways at the Motorland Aragon circuit in
Spain during the 14th round of MotoGP's 2013 competition. The
Honda rider extended his lead in
the MotoGP standings with a narrow victory over defending champion
Jorge
Lorenzo. With the win, Marquez claimed a 39-point lead over the
second-place Lorenzo.
"Today was a very grueling race, because I had to make two
comebacks: The first was to catch Jorge [Lorenzo] after he broke
free at the start, then I needed to make another after Dani
[Pedrosa] passed me and I wanted to overtake him after two laps,"
Marquez said after the race. "... I was eventually able to overtake
Jorge and take the victory, which is important in terms of both the
25 points and for my morale."
The race wasn't without drama, however. As Marquez was attempting
to pass his teammate Dani Pedrosa,
he accidentally tapped his bike, breaking a cable and causing
Pedrosa to crash. Pedrosa was unable to finish the race and fell
further behind the two leaders in his quest for the
championship.
The next round of the motorsports series will
take place Oct. 13 in Malaysia.
