Jorge Lorenzo Steps Up His Game In Australia
Jorge Lorenzo
managed to stay in the hunt for the MotoGP title with a
win at Australia's Phillip Island. The Yamaha rider out-dueled his
competitors for the win, bursting out to an early lead and hanging
on to the front position as other riders nipped at his heels.
Lorenzo got a break when Marc Marquez
received a disqualification. Marquez missed a mandatory pit stop
halfway through the motorsports race, and his teammate
Dani Pedrosa
was penalized a position for stopping a lap too early, giving
Lorenzo an easier path to victory. In the end, he finished ahead of
Pedrosa and Valentino
Rossi for the top podium spot.
"I'm really happy with this win," Lorenzo said. "We've also been
lucky because Marc made this mistake. Without that he would have
been second or first because he was really fast today. ... Now we
have options: If Marc keeps constant on the podium then it is
impossible to win the championship, but there are a lot of laps to
go so anything could happen."
With the win, Lorenzo is now just 18 points behind Marquez for the
championship lead. The two will continue their rivalry next weekend
in Japan.
