MotoGP Motegi: First success for Pedrosa, Rossi pulls ahead of Lorenzo
The Spaniard from Honda won ahead of Rossi, who moved up to +18 on Lorenzo
MotoGP 2015 Motegi Race – At Motegi, the scene of the Japanese Grand Prix, all eyes were rightly focused on the duel between Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, who are fighting for the championship, but no one had taken into account Dani Pedrosa, who instead won the championship in the rain his first grand prix of the season.
The Honda rider crossed the finish line just ahead of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, with the latter still losing points in the championship, Rossi now 18 points adrift. The rain that arrived as expected played another bad joke on the Majorcan, who this time had started strongly, even taking the lead by a wide margin, but in the end had to give up due to tire wear. Now it's getting really tough in the championship and for Rossi the tenth title is more than a reality.
Race report
The great wait is about to end, the riders of the MotoGP class are ready to compete in the Japanese Grand Prix, the fifteenth stage of the 2015 season, which sees Valentino Rossi leading the world championship with a 14 point lead over Lorenzo. Four-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo took pole position, the fourth of the season, and also set a new track record with a time of 1'43.790. Valentino Rossi will start with him on the front row, who in qualifying "stopped" just 81 thousandths behind the Majorcan and the reigning champion Marc Marquez, who despite his recently fractured hand, which occurred in a fall while training with the Mountain Bike, he gritted his teeth, taking home an excellent qualification.
The Ducati GP15s of Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone and the Honda Factory of Dani Pedrosa will start from the second row. Third row for Aleix Espargarò's Suzuki, Cal Crutchlow's Honda and Bradley Smith's Yamaha. Sixth row for Danilo Petrucci; the Pramac Racing rider from Terni achieved the seventeenth time. Alex de Angelis from San Marino, who is still hospitalized at the Dokkyo University Hospital near Tochigi, will not take part in the race after yesterday's frightening accident (which occurred in FP4). The Iodaracing driver had undergone a CT scan which had highlighted the slight fracture of 5 vertebrae and three ribs. All ready, twenty-four laps to go for 115.224 km. The traffic lights go out, the fastest at the start is Valentino Rossi, flanked by Jorge Lorenzo. The Majorcan immediately tries to take command, a successful operation. Followed by Pedrosa, Iannone, Dovizioso, Marquez, Smith and Aleix Espargarò.
Dovizioso attacks, who passes Iannone and Pedrosa in one fell swoop, bringing the Ducati GP15 into third position. The first lap ends with Lorenzo ahead of Rossi, Dovizioso, Pedrosa, Iannone, Marquez, Aleix Espargarò, Pol Espargarò, Smith and Petrucci.
Marquez's attack on Iannone, the two overtake each other several times, but in the end the Ducati rider has to surrender to the Honda rider. Up front Lorenzo pulls away with fast laps, while Dovizioso is in Rossi's wake. During the second lap Iannone was also passed by Aleix Espargarò, while behind Marquez he had Pedrosa in his sights. The battle for sixth place between Iannone, Crutchlow and Petrucci was good, with the latter once again demonstrating his ability to drive on asphalt made treacherous by the rain. In the meantime there is Stefan Bradl's forehand, while rookie Jack Miller falls. Danilo Petrucci also falls, a shame for the rider from Terni, a crash without consequences which however puts the Team Pramac rider out of the race.
Rossi is starting to recover something on Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa is doing the same thing on Andrea Dovizioso. The Honda rider is just over a second behind the Ducati rider, while Marquez is now very far from his team-mate, over six seconds. We remind you that the reigning champion runs with a fractured hand in a fall while riding a mountain bike. Meanwhile, Andrea Iannone retires; the Ducati of the Abruzzo rider appears to have had a technical problem. Bad setback from a championship perspective, which saw Iannone just 12 points from third place occupied by Marc Marquez. At the front Lorenzo pulls away and when we reach the halfway point of the race the advantage of the Majorcan over the Pesaro is over three seconds. Meanwhile, Pedrosa passed Dovizioso, taking him to the virtual podium. The Honda rider seems to be unleashed, after having achieved the best time in the warm up, he is setting record laps, making up ground on both Rossi and Lorenzo. Meanwhile, Maverick Vinales falls (fortunately without consequences).
Pedrosa gains a second and a half per lap on the Yamahas, attacks and passes Rossi and also puts Lorenzo in his sights. The Honda rider is unleashed, still chasing his first success of the season. The Yamahas seem to have worn their tires more than the Hondas, Pedrosa is visibly closing in, Lorenzo is now caught and given the difference in pace he will soon take the lead of the race. Lorenzo seems to be in great difficulty not only on Pedrosa, but also on Rossi, who is currently gaining on the Majorcan.
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Pedrosa attacks and takes the lead with seven laps to go and Rossi also smells the exhaust from Lorenzo's Yamaha. The Pesaro native is now close to the Mallorcan, who arrives long! Rossi is second, the #99 seems to no longer have rubber. From a world championship perspective, it is a great "coup" for the Pesaro rider, who is currently +18 on Lorenzo. Meanwhile, Marquez caught Dovizioso behind; the two are playing for fourth position. Marquez attacks, the Forlì native is unable to respond and is now fifth.
Last km of the race, Pedrosa goes to win his first grand prix of the season, while Rossi, second, moves up to +18 on Lorenzo, third. The Majorcan will curse the rain, which here and previously at Silverstone and Misano took away heavy points from him.
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Oh oh….. Lorenzino lorenzino…… You have closed the circle, you had the wrong strategy yesterday, and you were wrong today, rain tires are not like sliks……
But that's okay, it's good for cip cip morale :))
It must be a great satisfaction to win a world championship thanks to the weather. Rossi damn
In fact, winning a world championship in any weather condition, even dry weather, is a great satisfaction but NEVER as much as reading the bilious gnawing of demented people like you……….!!!!!!!!!!!
PESARESE LIVER I recommend………..
But what weather, broth…..he burned the victory alone, he wanted to make the hammer even these conditions……
Rosy Rosy…….
And as bestlap says, Pesaro fagato alla tavulliana….. Hahahahahah :))
But how, with the wet at the start of the race he was very strong... I remind you that before the wet races Rossi was first in the classification. The truth is that last year and so far Rossi has proven to be a more complete rider than Lorenzo. Point.
I would gladly answer you, but then Ligera calls me a rude child.
..the brain boost didn't pay off if you ever did it..
Excellent analysis Dimamo-MM.. considering that you will be a pimply wanker you can't expect more!..
..you're a poor thing..I join LucaR & co..
I'm preparing the t-shirt design for the 10th title...stay tuned.
Nooooo!!!!! For good luck I scratch myself for an hour!!!!!
God... Fisherman... but how do you come up with that?? I follow the example of nandop6 and scratch them too...but for two hours in a row! :))
First of all, best wishes to De Angelis! Come on Alex, get well as soon as possible!!!
This is a contest of unwanted tactics.
Lorenzo did some incredible first laps, a real monster.
The World Championship is still very open and those that await us will be heart-pounding races.
Not to forget Jorge's shoulder (a very small injury which fortunately does not limit him in riding) and Marc's recently operated finger (who, given his condition, had a very good race in my opinion).
But the good Nakasuga was also good.
A small nod to the fashion of the moment, wings on motorbikes. I saw Ducati further adding these appendages (Yamaha style)... But isn't it time we gave it a rest?
The advantages they bring are small, and before banning them we wait for a "coupling" between two motorbikes?
In my opinion they are dangerous.
Maybe at Ducati they think that with all these wings sooner or later their bike will take flight!!
Ahahahahaha
hahaha This is cute
Hahaha…they have to be careful on Phillip Island because if there is strong wind they risk taking off!
true, best wishes to Alex!!
I don't know to what extent the tactic was not intentional at least on Rossi's part, as the pace was that, in fact those 7/8 laps that were "missed" (if one can say so) by Rossi at the beginning, then they were missed by Lorenzo at the end…..
and it was possible to see how Rossi was looking for water on the straight pieces to cool the tires and preserve them, therefore, at least on Rossi's part I don't know if there wasn't a massacre...
As an old advertisement said…. “and I'll take you back!!!
And (once again he deserves compliments) Pedrosa came on halfway through the race, as Honda warms up the tires later than Yamaha….
The one who really benefited from the last 2 wet races was Honda, first with Marquez at Misano and then with Pedrosa at Motegi.
They were relegated to losing those races, with races won almost by default by Yamaha and instead the weather made them come back and win.
Lorenzo raced at Hamilton with little tactics, maximum throttle and then whether everything goes well or not, you are sure of having done your best.
It stopped raining and Bridgestone didn't bring foolproof tires for this track, as everyone had problems.
Pedrosa is smaller and lighter, it heated up the brakes less and heated up the front less.
In my opinion, the worst rear at the finish line was that of Pedrosa who in fact wanted to focus on the medium compound, but then seeing the others put on the soft one he did so too, and perhaps this also made him win the race.
Pedrosa with the medium on the rear was the fastest in the Warm Up and was already the strongest in the wet, but perhaps he too would have warmed up the front more with the medium on the rear for some strange reason regarding setting and grip.
Pedrosa was very efficient in the main braking section, both when he overtook Rossi and took advantage of Lorenzo, and Rossi could also have overtaken Lorenzo in the same way, even if he was less effective than Pedrosa, but Lorenzo made a mistake and there was no a real attack by Rossi.
Pedrosa has run very well for 2 races, certainly here the fact that he is physically lighter than the others may have helped not to destroy the front as much and also the brakes did not overheat like those of the others, because with the steel discs and with the track drying out we saw how Rossi's discs, for example, became hot, so it may be that Pedrosa's effectiveness in braking, as well as a better preserved front tire, also had the brakes in the right temperature range.
It must be said that Rossi didn't do a very intelligent thing in the Warm Up, he trailed Pedrosa for several laps...
And thank goodness he followed Rossi and not Giorgino otherwise all hell would happen! :))
However, the rain also played a little in Jorge and Marquez's favor as regards the less extreme conditions due to their physical problems. Both for Jorge's shoulder and for Marquez's hand, racing on the wet track was better than on the dry one, in view of the next two close races they certainly finished better than running on the dry.
Today Lorenzo couldn't use the excuse of the foggy visor, he used the nose guard haha.
Thanks Ronnie for your technical analysis. Even though I saw the race, without your comment I would never have been able to understand what had happened :)
Dynamofallata use your real nickname hahahhaahha
Cute race! Pedrosa finally seems to have found himself. I think he's confident...I'm really happy for him. He deserves much more than what he has received so far.
For the world championship now we need to keep our feet on the ground... all it takes is one slip, one contact and everything could turn upside down. Even the past years P. Island have been races characterized by rain, or anomalous podiums... we will have to be careful not to make mistakes.
Rossi is still projected towards his tenth world championship!
#yearoftheGOAT
Come on, don't celebrate too much because the next Rossi GP will end up in the mobile clinic anyway hahahaha
You were better off when you made other excuses, clinging to Rossi's falls means being at the end of the line and admitting his superiority.
Greetings.
Dynamofallata log in with the other nickname….and say hello to your roommates when they come back from free time!!
Superikkion log out and register a Spastic Nick. Everyone knows that you are a clone of a motoblog anti-red. And this disabled person also talks about Nick ahahah
Nando whose superiority????of reds?????don't blaspheme Nando up.See you next time clowns buffoons.Click
This is the second time that when put in difficulty you respond by insulting. I don't know if you're a retarded child or a moron. But both are fine.
get hired at the hospital, you would be a saving for those who are walled in.... every time you open your mouth you make a cl1st3r3……
You're a poor thing...I feel sorry for you.
Until next thing? If the next one means today's result ok, see you next time. Cheers to you and your bad impressions.
The names change, the pages change, but the vulgarity of the usual poor brain-damaged never changes... At almost 37 years of age, Rossi is giving a lesson in driving/strategy/concentration/longevity/intelligence not only to the new generations of drivers, but also to those that will come after and after that. It's not for nothing that he is Dorna's most respected rider, he is the rider most sought after by sponsors, he is the most supported rider across the globe. Yellow flags wave on all the tracks and most of the spectators scream every time he overtakes him. He is universally recognized as a master of modern motorcycling. It is possible that this year he wins the world championship for the tenth time, at 37 years old, and he would deserve it given that he has been leading since the first race. Having said this, which is what the vast majority of enthusiasts think, I would like to know if it has never occurred to you, the usual idiots whose nickname (because now you are gradually changing it out of shame) to have serious mental health problems. If this is not the case, and I believe it is not the case because a real fool doesn't realize he is one, you can try contacting the former psychologist of Biaggi/Gibernau/Stoner, and from this year of Marquez. You can also ask Lorenzo because it seems that today he also asked for his number...
Let's go! I'm waiting for your usual vulgar, flat, sterile, sick mental ruminations
...if you don't find the meaning of some words in the dictionary, just say so, I will be understanding
Warning: I don't think the tire was that destroyed, so much so that in the last two laps he was setting the same times as Valentino. Lorenzo, after the first part of the race, kept the same pace as Valentino, with the exception of three-four laps, in which he lost practically the entire lead...
In my humble opinion, when there was a drop in tyres, Valentino used Pedrosa as a reference, while Lorenzo closed the throttle too much. Then, when he realized that Rossi was behind, he struggled to react and made a mistake.
A driver with worn out tires doesn't recover three tenths in the final laps...
Dynamofallata you are a bunny! Use the other nickname or no carrots!!
Great Pedrosa! He rode in a monstrous way and took the Yamaha's two with incredible ease. Well done Dany, first victory of the season well deserved. I told you that there were no dicks at Motegi, a Honda won. I predicted Marquez but Danielito won instead. Oh well, it's the same :) The fox Rossi managed to outsmart Lorenzo again in a race affected by the weather, and leaves Motegi increasing his lead in the standings by four points. Not bad. And to think that it seemed to have started well for Giorgino, who in two and a half laps had gained three seconds from Rossi. But the Tavullian, who knows a lot, had already sensed that the track would be drying out and tried not to put too much stress on the tires (especially the front) in view of a difficult finish, while always trying not to lose too much ground. Lorenzo, on the other hand, as usual acted like the raging bull in the arena who starts off with his head down to gore the bullfighter (Rossi) only to end up being skewered without mercy. He didn't even take all those considerations about the drying track and tire management into... consideration. And thanks to Pedrosa it also went well for Lorenzo, not so much for the point less lost, but for the fact that, if Dany hadn't arrived, Rossi would have passed him when he was in the lead and easily went on to win a GP which on the eve the Majorcan thought he already had them in his pocket, as had already happened at SilverStone where he had gone sure he would give them and instead he took them. On a psychological level it would have been another rough patch for Giorgino, but even without Rossi's victory, his face in parc fermé didn't exactly look like the portrait of happiness.
true @RideThrough
great Pedrosa, he found the victory in his hands without even knowing (in his words) how it came to him...
Instead Lorenzino really did everything wrong, the other time when I said that this desire to win them all could lead them to make mistakes, it doesn't necessarily have to be a fall (see today), Rossi from the height of his ENORMOUS experience, can fool them even like this , which is the worst of all, psychological warfare…..
which is so good for cip cip morale…. ahahahahaha!!!
Indeed. I think that the more Giorgino says it, the worse it gets ;) just like Marquez: "I can win them all... now I win everything... patapanfete!" Game over :) Okay, you have to understand them...they're kids!