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MotoGP, Marquez extends his lead. Lorenzo beats Rossi

The Spanish Honda rider triumphs at Aragon, flying to a 52-point lead. Jorge closes in on Vale, the gap is now 14 points

Marquez extends his lead. Lorenzo beats Rossi

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He went into the race as the clear favourite, but it wasn't quite as easy as expected. Those who thought they'd see Marquez charge off at Aragon were soon proved wrong. At the start, the Spaniard suffered more than he should have, even risking a crash and falling back to fifth place at one point. However, he quickly recovered and was able to prove himself over race distance.

Making up the lost ground lap after lap, to reach Rossi, who was leading the race with twelve laps to go. Once he'd dealt with the Doctor to move into the lead, nothing could stop him as he charged to the line. A significant win, which takes him ever closer to his third MotoGP world title: “It didn't start as I'd hoped – commented #93 - but I knew I had the pace. The important thing was that Rossi didn't follow me – he revealed - I tried to keep calm despite the difficulties. In the final stages I managed the situation – he concludes - I think it's an important result in terms of the championship to have finished in front of Valentino”.

Just behind the Honda rider was Jorge Lorenzo. The Spaniard wins the Yamaha head to head, beating his team-mate in what was a lengthy battle: “After this morning's accident I tried the hard tyre - he underlined - I think it was the right choice because I was competitive".

Valentino Rossi has to settle for third place however. The Italian tried to attack the Majorcan on the penultimate lap, but he ran long, putting paid to his changes of finishing second: “We started with a set-up that would help in the second half of the race – said #46 - it's a pity I made a mistake in braking, but a podium is not a bad result”.

Behind them, Maverick Vinales, then Crutchlow, Aleix Espargarò and Pedrosa. Also closing inside the top ten are the two Aprilias ahead of Dovizioso on the Ducati.    

Translated by Heather Watson
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