Lorenzo continues his dominance in Spain
If Jorge Lorenzo doesn't win add this years MotoGP world championship to his two 250cc world championships, I will be very surprised indeed. The Spaniard took his third win in succession at the Catalunya circuit in Spain on Sunday, driving off into the distance thanks to a combination of his indisputable talent and the performance advantage of the factory Yamaha.
Dani Pedrosa continued Honda's string of good results with a well deserved second place. His team mate Andrea Dovisioso was less fortunate, crashing out whilst attempting to challenge Lorzeno. Casey Stoner continued in his attempts to rescue his so-far scratchy season with a well ridden third. The exciting Randy De Puniet finished another impressive race weekend in fourth on the LCR Honda.
Perhaps the most significant event of the whole weekend was the sickening crash suffered by stand in rider Carmelo Morales in the Moto2 race. Following the Kenny Moyes, the Spanish rider touched the American's back wheel and was thrown off on the main straight. The bouncing bike landed on him twice before vaulting over the fence. Fortunately, Morales survived what was a horrifying accident. If you haven't seen it, here it is and it's not for the faint hearted...
It was not the only piece of drama in the Moto2 race, as Alex Debon managed to trigger a multi-bike pile up at the first corner. The FTR rider tried to make up some places by going up the inside, but managed to take out a large part of the 41 strong field.
The race itself was won by Yuki Takahashi, with Thomas Luthi in second and Julian Simon in third. Andrea Iannone was penalised with a ride through penalty after overtaking Takahashi under a yellow flag. He eventually finished 13th.
As for the 125cc race, it was the same as the last race with Marc Marquez winning, the camera focussing constantly on his old man and our Bradley finishing again in fourth. Zzzzzzz
