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The shark on his helmet brought Lorenzo luck, even though at Aragon Marquez proved to be too big a fish for any predator. Though the win was out of reach, Jorge can be satisfied with his race: “Before the start, I thought I'd finish 6th or 7th" but instead he took second which is like a gold.
The result came down to… a crash this morning.
“It's really true that positive things can come out of something negative - smiles the Majorcan - In crashing I had to check that the bike wasn't damaged, so I made two laps, one with each bike, as an alignment exercise. When I tried the one with the hard tyre, I felt good right away”.
It was only a sensation, but…
“I decided to go with my instincts and it worked - he continues - Of course, I was going slow on that lap, but I could feel that the tyre was more stable and offered grip”.
A surprise after having thought that the soft was the only possible choice for him.
“I came out of a very difficult situation well - he confirms - At the start of the race, Valentino was faster, but then his pace dropped while mine increased. I also have to say that I was lucky he made a mistake, or it would have been a battle to the line”.
Once again, Sunday had its surprises in store.
“This year is going like that, no-one thought that Pedrosa would win at Misano, but he managed it. Then today he was among the favourites and he struggled - he analyses - These tyres are like that, the performance changes a lot with changes in temperature”.
Second place also means he's closed in on Rossi in the standings.
“In terms of the championship, it's hard. Marquez would have to be very unlucky to not win - he admits - Also against Valentino it won't be easy, he's in shape and our level is very similar”.
