Pedrosa waited patiently for the fuel load to go down to ease the issue but he never had enough speed into the corners to try for the lead, even though he altered his position on the bike to ease the load on the front tyre.

In the early stages Pedrosa was comfortable running Lorenzo‰Ûªs pace but when he tried to step up his rhythm to attack he found himself on the limit with front grip. I think it was very original and colourful so I was very proud and happy to have her on the podium to share the win with me,' a very proud Lorenzo concluded.įinishing in second position was Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa who started his 200th Grand Prix from pole position. 'The girl who designed my helmet, Anna Vives, is famous in Spain she is a symbol that people with Down syndrome are capable of a lot more than some people think. The race win had a little extra meaning behind it for Lorenzo due to the specially designed helmet he was wearing at his home GP. 'Finally because I was tough mentally and never gave up I could open in the last five laps a little gap that was enough to win. 'I took profit from it and tried to open the gap but it was not enough to go away, Dani was there and we played some games, I was 0.5 ahead then 0.2 I was going then he was recovering me,' the Spanish rider continued. I was surprised at the start as I expected to just pass Cal but I passed Dani also. 'I kept pushing 100% all race because any mistake would have been a disaster.

'It was really difficult physically as it was the hottest race of the year. ‰ÛÏA perfect day, to be honest I didn't expect to win, I knew I had some chance but not like in Mugello where I was more convinced we could get the victory.' Lorenzo enthused. The result closes the gap at the top of the championship standings with Lorenzo now on 116 points, just seven behind leader Pedrosa as they head for the Dutch TT in Assen in two weeks time. A classic Lorenzo master class followed with the reigning world champion maintaining a metronome precision over race distance to keep the two following Honda's of Pedrosa and Marc Marquez behind. Yamaha Factory Racing‰Ûªs Jorge Lorenzo delivered a perfect performance at the Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya to take his second consecutive Grand Prix victory, his third of the 2013 season.Ī scorching start from third on the grid saw the local hero pass pole man Dani Pedrosa almost immediately for the hole shot into turn one.

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