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18/07/2011

MotoGP Sachsenring: 2° Lorenzo 3° Stoner.

Jorge (X-lite X-802) and Casey’s (Nolan X-802) great battle in the Grand Prix of Germany was a great show, full of overtaking and passion. It was not for first position this time; however, this did not alter the importance of this incredible battle for second place between our two champions, which was resolved in the last corner, with an impressive pass by Jorge Lorenzo, who has recovered some points on current leader Casey Stoner who finished third.

Jorge Lorenzo
“I’m very happy! It has been a fantastic race today. From the middle of the race I got very tired in my left hand so I didn’t know where I could find the force to push and keep pushing to the end. Then Casey stopped the bike a lot two corners from the end so I took profit from it, opened full throttle and in the last corner I went for it. It was a miracle pass! This race is very important so we are very proud and happy with the result. I have to thank my Yamaha crew who worked very hard to give me a fast bike all weekend, they have been fantastic.”

Casey Stoner
“We knew today would be a hard race, we found a good set up yesterday in qualifying but we had an issue with the rear tyre and the temperatures getting too high, with it spinning too much. We took it easy in the early part of the race and thought we’d try to preserve the tyre and warm it up slower than we did in Mugello. After a few laps I decided to make a move to the front to see what we could do and we were able to pull a small advantage, but too small compared to the effort we were putting in so I backed off on my pace a little and tried to stay as smooth as possible and see what happens. They came past me and Dani was riding so strong and was able to get past Jorge before I got there, he built a small advantage and by the time I got past Jorge and I struggled to chase him down. I made a few small mistakes and that left just Jorge and I for the last few laps. I tried everything I could, riding the cleanest lap possible and trying to block my line, but Jorge came up on the dirty part of the track and I thought it would be too high a risk, but he made it stick and I have to settle for third place. I’m still leading the Championship and I’m thankful for the points here today.”

The MotoGP championship still sees Casey Stoner leading with 168 points from Jorge Lorenzo with 153. Next race at Laguna Seca (USA), next weekend – Sunday 24th July.

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