:01:00. > :01:04.Hello, welcome to Laguna Seca, round 9 of the MotoGP championship,
:01:04. > :01:11.just about to get under way. After missing the last race in Germany
:01:11. > :01:15.and conceding the World Championship lead to Marc Marquez,
:01:15. > :01:20.Lorenzo is out on the grid but it is a new name on pole position.
:01:20. > :01:24.Stefan Bradl starts from the the front of the MotoGP grid for the
:01:24. > :01:29.first time in his career. It looks set to be a cracker of a race here
:01:29. > :01:32.in the Californian sunshine. Let's get straight up to our commentary
:01:32. > :01:38.team of Steve Parish and Charlie Cox.
:01:39. > :01:45.It was an amazing feat. First German to take pole in the modern
:01:45. > :01:49.era. There they are lined up. interesting front grid. Marc
:01:49. > :01:55.Marquez has never been to the track before. We were thinking it was
:01:55. > :01:59.going to take him time to get accustomed to it. And Alvaro
:01:59. > :02:05.Bautista, not the ones you would have expected. Rossi, watch for him,
:02:05. > :02:12.he's been on the pace all week, he heads the second row alongside
:02:12. > :02:22.crush low. Lorenzo getting better, but still injured in sixth place.
:02:22. > :02:24.
:02:24. > :02:28.Pedrosa, Bradley Smith and fourth row Hayden. Laverty in 20th place.
:02:28. > :02:33.Steve the big question we have here is how injured is Pedrosa, is it
:02:33. > :02:37.going to suffer, cause him to suffer across the race distance.
:02:37. > :02:41.Who will gain Lorenzo, who was fast this morning in warm-up. We don't
:02:41. > :02:44.know how they are going to suffer. We have 32 torturing laps around
:02:44. > :02:52.this circuit. It is the warmest day we have had since he got here on
:02:52. > :02:56.Thursday and it is going to be tough. 32 laps. 46,000 people here
:02:56. > :03:01.this weekend, down on last year, but we have three races in America.
:03:01. > :03:04.There is the top of the cork secure, turn 8 and down the hill. You can
:03:04. > :03:06.never show how step that is going down there. But it is going to be
:03:06. > :03:16.down there. But it is going to be down there. But it is going to be
:03:16. > :03:37.
:03:37. > :03:40.where Dani has had one. Crutch Crutch crutch low, only his fifth
:03:40. > :03:43.here, all sorts of problems, crashed at the start of qualifying.
:03:43. > :03:48.There is a reason he is further back, but another man to watch.
:03:48. > :03:52.had a crash in 15 minutes qualifying session and had some
:03:52. > :03:58.elect some kal problems with another back.
:03:58. > :04:04.S S Mr questions in the middle. We are ready for a start in the United
:04:04. > :04:08.States! Cracking from Bradl. Rossi straight
:04:08. > :04:15.through. Marquez trying to regroup. Pedrosa
:04:15. > :04:25.trying to get in as well. That was not good for him as we go round.
:04:25. > :04:30.
:04:30. > :04:40.Lorenzo trying to make some time. from Valentino Rossi, got in with a
:04:40. > :04:50.
:04:50. > :04:54.real chance today. He knows that. and fasters of the CRTs. We look
:04:54. > :05:03.there at Lorenzo, trying to make a move, three up over the top of the
:05:03. > :05:07.hill, a big left-hander here. Lorenzo almost getting past Marquez.
:05:07. > :05:13.They work their way down the hill for the first time. This is super
:05:13. > :05:17.fast, this last right-hander catches a lot of people out. Get it
:05:17. > :05:21.right on the first lap or you could be in all sorts of trouble.
:05:21. > :05:31.track temperature is up today. They have got round the first lap. There
:05:31. > :05:36.
:05:36. > :05:46.is only four of the right-handed Lorenzo showing well there, but
:05:46. > :06:02.
:06:02. > :06:10.Lorenzo, that was a bit costly that Rossi are opening out in the early
:06:10. > :06:14.stages. Alvaro Bautista had a good move there. Pedrosa has done half
:06:14. > :06:20.the laps of anybody else here this weekend. He has not been out in
:06:20. > :06:25.half the sessions, barely went out in the sessions. Trying to keep his
:06:25. > :06:34.strength up and save himself for the race. It is going to be about
:06:34. > :06:44.damage limitation for Dani Pedrosa. Pedrosa missed an open goal by not
:06:44. > :07:00.
:07:00. > :07:09.In the warm-up this morning, Stefan Bradl was the most consistent solid
:07:09. > :07:13.rider out there. Lorenzo struggling to stop that bank, fuel tanks.
:07:13. > :07:23.Cal Crutchlow said in the past he's always struggled in the first few
:07:23. > :07:46.
:07:46. > :07:50.contract, the option renewed and a lot of word about him not riding
:07:50. > :07:53.for the LCR team next year. He is putting in the perfect performance
:07:53. > :07:58.to keep Honda happy. He had a contract with an option that was
:07:58. > :08:03.due to be signed about two weeks ago and it wasn't done so. Rumours
:08:03. > :08:13.about Cal Crutchlow moving. But stech Bradl is not doing a thing
:08:13. > :08:38.
:08:38. > :08:43.on them at this point and then they start to turn, climbing the hill.
:08:43. > :08:51.Marquez had a crash yesterday at six. In the warm-up session. Look
:08:51. > :08:56.at these times. Marquez, 21.5. Pole position was only a 21.1. That is
:08:56. > :09:02.how hard these lads are going. Marquez getting the run out of here
:09:02. > :09:10.up the hill, as he gets on the brakes and he's going a long way
:09:10. > :09:19.round. How about that, I am sure he's
:09:19. > :09:23.memorised that from when Rossi past Stonea.
:09:23. > :09:27.That was so committed. It was basically saying to Rossi, I am
:09:27. > :09:37.going to make me your problem, I am so on this. I am going to cut
:09:37. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:07.luckily only on the centre of the tyre. Valentino went so deep trying
:10:07. > :10:17.to defend. He, too, missed the apex and went on the inside of the
:10:17. > :10:53.
:10:53. > :10:59.That will go at the end of the year as one of the wildest passes of the
:10:59. > :11:06.year, maybe the wildest. Extraordinary. Right up there with
:11:06. > :11:16.Marquez. Muscling Lorenzo out of the way in round two.
:11:16. > :11:42.
:11:42. > :11:48.Marquez fastest lap. strongly, Steve. Still pretty much
:11:48. > :11:56.in touch and keeping Lorenzo and Pedrosa at bay, who are both right
:11:56. > :12:00.in front of Cal Crutchlow. This is going to be battle. These laps will
:12:00. > :12:09.disappear. I know it is physical for these guys but it is going to
:12:09. > :12:13.seem so fast for Marquez. The guys behind him and it looks
:12:13. > :12:23.like these two have bolted now. Marquez lap after lap is going to
:12:23. > :12:30.
:12:30. > :12:35.He's going to find a way to close that gap down. If you think
:12:35. > :12:41.throughout the weekend, every time, apart from qualifying, when Bradl
:12:41. > :12:51.nailed it - I don't believe t that is the end of that for the Aspar
:12:51. > :12:53.
:12:53. > :12:57.team. Not a good day for the Aspar boys.
:12:57. > :13:07.They have a bit of work to do. The summer break, they have time. The
:13:07. > :13:32.
:13:32. > :13:35.next race is back here in place in the moment.
:13:35. > :13:45.Pramac guys keep running out of riders. They haven't got two riders
:13:45. > :13:54.
:13:54. > :14:04.the kerb and I am sure he was expecting to see parts of the
:14:04. > :14:08.
:14:08. > :14:15.number 93 RCB Honda coming across Pedrosa is right hand Lorenzo now,
:14:15. > :14:23.putting him under some pressure. Marquez does lead with 138 points,
:14:23. > :14:27.two points in front of Pedrosa. These guys are trying to do damage
:14:27. > :14:37.limitation. But they are not going to get a big points haul back there.
:14:37. > :14:40.
:14:40. > :14:45.They need to work further. There is Pedrosa. He's fit and strong, he
:14:45. > :14:55.has a few grazes left, but it is no real damage to his body at the
:14:55. > :14:57.
:14:58. > :15:04.It's going to be one of those days. It is a tricky track. Easy to get
:15:04. > :15:14.sucked in. Mechanical.That's rotten luck for Bradley. It is very
:15:14. > :15:15.
:15:15. > :15:19.unusual. He was in a good position. Eight of 32, I make that 25%, Bradl,
:15:19. > :15:26.Marquez Rossi, as you can see. Marquez half a second from Bradl.
:15:26. > :15:31.This battle between Pedrosa on the orange Honda and in front of him
:15:31. > :15:37.Lorenzo, the blue Yamaha is really hotting up also.
:15:37. > :15:42.That gap down now to half a second, it is coming down all the time.
:15:42. > :15:50.Marquez lapping about three tenths faster than Bradl.
:15:50. > :16:00.Bradl is going to get the front wheel of that number 93, the orange
:16:00. > :16:11.
:16:11. > :16:15.done a great job there. He went through the field like strawberries
:16:15. > :16:25.really because he got a rotten start by his own measure and he
:16:25. > :16:30.
:16:30. > :16:35.for Bradl to hold him at bay. It would be a feat for him to win here,
:16:35. > :16:38.Bradl. It would.That would be the podium to get. This is second and
:16:38. > :16:43.third in the championship we are looking at there. Pedrosa, second
:16:43. > :16:47.in the championship, behind Lorenzo now. This is the battle
:16:47. > :16:50.realistically for second and third in the championship now. Marc
:16:50. > :17:00.Marquez would like like Bradl to finish second, help him with the
:17:00. > :17:28.
:17:28. > :17:30.Marquez, same tyre option, which is the harder of the two option fronts,
:17:31. > :17:36.softer rear. That is what we are looking at there from the
:17:36. > :17:41.championship point of view. But Mark mar Marquez isn't done with
:17:41. > :17:49.yet with the LCR man out in front of him. That would make the gap
:17:49. > :17:54.over Pedrosa 17 points, not the 12 points you see there. You have to
:17:54. > :18:02.feel it's when, not if. Pedrosa still making all the right body
:18:02. > :18:12.language moves there. But not quite getting in place to put in a pass.
:18:12. > :18:12.
:18:12. > :18:16.That Andretti corner is one. the time looking back behind
:18:16. > :18:22.Pedrosa, that is Cal Crutchlow closing that gap down just a touch,
:18:22. > :18:27.just a few yards, few metres each lap. As we say, I think he will be
:18:27. > :18:36.the stronger of the two as the race pans out. Still 22 laps of this
:18:36. > :18:45.circuit, just 2.243 miles round, built in 1957. Modified in 1996.
:18:45. > :18:55.you were saying, Marc Marquez had never been to this circuit. He was
:18:55. > :18:56.
:18:56. > :18:59.only third class in Hirst first practice session. -- first practice
:18:59. > :19:06.session. Realistically because his bike was
:19:06. > :19:12.in the gravel. He Chucked it down the road. Marquez was just mugged
:19:13. > :19:19.by Bradl who is doing a good job here. Claudio Corti who came in and
:19:19. > :19:29.went back out, he has rejoined the race, the number 71 machine there.
:19:29. > :19:31.
:19:31. > :19:41.He's been into the pits and gone there, lapping consistency, that
:19:41. > :20:02.
:20:02. > :20:12.gap between him and Rossi is Marquez, not really doing anything
:20:12. > :20:18.silly, he's just weighing the job up. Corti has come back into the
:20:18. > :20:28.pit, that seems like his race is run. Marc Marquez, watch the
:20:28. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:55.throttle and brake working in Bradl, whatever happens, first,
:20:55. > :21:05.second or third, first time he has achieved a podium, his second year
:21:05. > :21:39.
:21:39. > :21:49.to say plus nothing this time around. That was lovely, I enjoyed
:21:49. > :22:05.
:22:05. > :22:15.He's just taking it gently. Now to this inner position with only one
:22:15. > :22:20.
:22:21. > :22:25.Bradl. Using every bit of track he can, running on the edge of the
:22:25. > :22:30.paint work there, knee skimming over the top of the kerb. That is
:22:30. > :22:33.the corkscrew corner, second gear corner. Where do you think this - I
:22:34. > :22:38.know you are going to say because he thinks he's lost his ride, but
:22:38. > :22:44.where do you think the sudden burst of performance has come from from
:22:44. > :22:51.Bradl. Because he thinks he's lost his ride. I do ask the most obvious
:22:51. > :22:56.questions! Pole position out of nowhere. Podium. He was on the
:22:56. > :23:03.front row for the first time last year around, as 93 is coming on.
:23:03. > :23:08.Something has happened. That is giving the lap back to Valentino.
:23:08. > :23:18.He knows he can take his time. He's got to concentrate on the guy in
:23:18. > :23:48.
:23:48. > :23:53.fourth place. Rossi won't be pleased to know he is behind him.
:23:53. > :23:58.Pedrosa, dropping off Lorenzo and Cal Crutchlow in seventh place.
:23:58. > :24:03.That is a pair of Yamahas and then Hondas all the way up to Valentino
:24:03. > :24:13.Rossi. Kal crutch low is probably thinking when are these two going
:24:13. > :24:44.
:24:44. > :24:49.Valentino Rossi, number 46. Lapping faster. That gap is coming down.
:24:49. > :24:55.You can see it. Marc Marquez, if he's got anything left, it is
:24:55. > :25:00.probably now the time to try and squeeze his way past the number six,
:25:00. > :25:06.Stefan Bradl's machine. It would be a sensation, couldn't
:25:06. > :25:11.put it too strongly, if Bradl won here. Not at all. Sometimes when
:25:11. > :25:15.you get a bit of a shock that it is not all sitting as smoothly as you
:25:15. > :25:19.expected within your contracts, but in fairness to Bradl, he's got
:25:19. > :25:24.better this season, that front row position he had in Germany was a
:25:24. > :25:29.good result from him. He's had lots of fourths and fifths. He's never
:25:29. > :25:38.had a podium and now he is staring down the barrel of a win. Hayden
:25:38. > :25:48.trying to find a way past his team- mate. Hayden won this race in 2005.
:25:48. > :26:07.
:26:08. > :26:16.section. Marquez not making up at one metre, not an inch for that
:26:16. > :26:24.matter. Two tenths is the gap. Marquez really gets into the strike
:26:25. > :26:34.mode. Like a Cobra on its hind legs!
:26:35. > :26:42.
:26:42. > :26:47.He does know one place he could Marquez hasn't been here before is
:26:48. > :26:51.the fact that he has no idea how tough and strenuous this is going
:26:51. > :26:55.to be. We are just coming up to half race distance now. He will be
:26:55. > :27:01.thinking it is going to be five laps to go, but it is 16 laps to go.
:27:01. > :27:11.But it is all about pacing yourself, stamina and everything else. He is
:27:11. > :27:48.
:27:48. > :27:53.fast into the Rainey Curve there. second away from Valentino Rossi.
:27:53. > :28:03.This would be a real head scratcher. Alvaro Bautista and Bradl on the
:28:03. > :28:16.
:28:16. > :28:21.podium. Marquez, I can't see if they stop the erosion that was
:28:21. > :28:31.going on behind as far as Valentino Rossi closing them down, giving him
:28:31. > :28:40.
:28:40. > :28:44.Marquez. If he wins here, he will be the first guy ever to win the
:28:44. > :28:47.race in his rooky year. That is one of the many records he will break
:28:47. > :28:54.across the course of the year, as we ride with him now with Bradl
:28:54. > :29:00.ahead of us. What Marquez will be thinking is I would love to get the
:29:00. > :29:03.full 20 points, but by getting 20 points, that that clearly extends
:29:03. > :29:07.his margin over Pedrosa, who is running down in fifth position, so
:29:07. > :29:10.he is going to go away from here if he stays on the machine and it
:29:10. > :29:16.keeps running all right from these next 14 laps with an added
:29:16. > :29:22.advantage in this championship. success is extraordinary. If he
:29:22. > :29:27.wins today, he will be the youngest guy since Freddie Spencer in 1983
:29:27. > :29:35.to win back-to-back wins. Alvaro Bautista seems to be in attack mote
:29:35. > :29:40.here. -- attack mode here. He will be wanting to be careful when he
:29:40. > :29:45.passes him. He's got form, Alvaro Bautista with Valentino Rossi.
:29:45. > :29:52.He is a very nice kid, Alvaro Bautista. He will be aware of how
:29:52. > :30:02.embarrassing that would be. It will be like hard to get past the man.
:30:02. > :30:23.
:30:23. > :30:32.The team are scrutinising him. down the corner before. He's got
:30:32. > :30:42.the run out of that. He's blocked past, perfect
:30:42. > :30:48.
:30:48. > :30:52.wheel still off the ground. It is the most extraordinary thing to
:30:52. > :30:56.watch. You watch him and he looks like he is going to get it stopped,
:30:56. > :31:01.back wheel up in the air. Most riders let the brakes off, run into
:31:01. > :31:06.the gravel and have another go at it, but he keeps that front end
:31:06. > :31:16.squeezed on. It is proper, proper exciting to watch. Let's watch this
:31:16. > :31:29.
:31:29. > :31:37.grap to Bradl un-- gap to Bradl boards coming out.
:31:37. > :31:44.Rossi still in third place, but under pressure from Alvaro Bautista.
:31:44. > :31:49.We are past halfway race distance now. Who's got the strength and who
:31:49. > :31:55.hasn't. What you can see and Valentino said he had problems with
:31:55. > :32:05.this, you can see the Honda, number 19, Alvaro Bautista, seems to be
:32:05. > :32:21.
:32:21. > :32:31.not been well recently, but is getting better. Always comes to
:32:31. > :32:50.
:32:50. > :32:54.very close behind his boss as such, within the ranks of Yamaha, Lorenzo,
:32:54. > :33:00.who we know is still injured. It is all about damage limitation for
:33:00. > :33:03.these two guys, Pedrosa and Lorenzo and their worse nightmare has
:33:03. > :33:10.happened because Marc Marquez is sitting in a comfortable position
:33:10. > :33:14.to grab 25 points here today. I thought that that it was going to
:33:14. > :33:17.be Marquez, the one that was visiting A&E a lot more, I thought
:33:17. > :33:23.he was going to be the one who was going to be the most inconsistent
:33:23. > :33:28.so far, apart from the incident he had in Italy when he fell off while
:33:28. > :33:32.in second position, he has been pretty much faultless this year,
:33:32. > :33:39.collecting all those points. third in Qatar, a win in Texas,
:33:39. > :33:49.second in Spain, third in France, crash in Italy, a win in Germany,
:33:49. > :34:06.
:34:06. > :34:11.and staring down the barels of around this track. It is so busy.
:34:11. > :34:21.Here is that turn 11. You can see it is so tight, cuts back on itself,
:34:21. > :34:44.
:34:45. > :34:54.you what else, Colin Edwards in the lead of the CRTs, that will be a
:34:55. > :35:05.
:35:05. > :35:12.popular result if it finishes up corner there. But again, you have
:35:12. > :35:22.to be so careful, this is the first of the right handers coming up.
:35:22. > :35:44.
:35:44. > :35:48.you like. You can see where Alvaro Bautista is there, shows the
:35:48. > :35:58.progress he's made across the course of this. Now pressuring
:35:58. > :36:11.
:36:11. > :36:18.gapping Bradl. Bradl to have his first podium as a second place
:36:18. > :36:25.would be some sensation in any case and Alvaro Bautista, if he can do
:36:25. > :36:28.anything, to catch Valentino Rossi, that, too, will be a turn up for
:36:28. > :36:33.the books. Valentino Rossi seems to be responding. He does. I looked at
:36:33. > :36:36.the last lap time for him, 1.22.44, slower than Alvaro Bautista. Alvaro
:36:36. > :36:40.Bautista can't find a way round Rossi. What Rossi will be doing, he
:36:40. > :36:45.will know the Honda rider is behind him and he will be making sure he's
:36:45. > :36:49.got the bike stood up well from the exit, doesn't matter if he is a bit
:36:49. > :36:52.slow in the middle. He will know all the places to cover. Alvaro
:36:52. > :36:57.Bautista's only chance I would say is going to be a run out of turn
:36:57. > :37:04.ten into 11 on the inside if he can, or into turn one. They are the only
:37:04. > :37:07.places to be able to pass. We are now entering the fourth Chuck ka of
:37:07. > :37:17.now entering the fourth Chuck ka of this race. Just to bring to speed,
:37:17. > :37:23.Laverty is out. Corti is out. Bradley Smith out and Esparpgro out.
:37:23. > :37:29.That is where we are. That is Pedrosa in in fifth place. Lorenzo
:37:29. > :37:39.sixth. Cal Crutchlow not managing to make
:37:39. > :37:39.
:37:39. > :37:43.a dent on Lorenzo. Cal Crutchlow would fully have been
:37:43. > :37:52.expecting as I was for the two injured guys to be slacking off a
:37:52. > :38:02.bit now. Seventh position for him, he will be disappoint disappointed.
:38:02. > :38:28.
:38:28. > :38:31.160mph, thank goodness for the You saw Andrea Dovizioso give Nicky
:38:31. > :38:36.a wave. They are both still on the islands and Andrea Dovizioso got
:38:36. > :38:41.the better of T Marquez, race leader, 1.6 seconds
:38:41. > :38:46.in front of Bradl, four seconds down the road from Rossi.
:38:47. > :38:51.16 points now he would lead this championship providing everything
:38:51. > :38:58.goes fine for the next seven laps. Pedrosa, who didn't look like he
:38:58. > :39:02.was enjoying being here this weekend, because Lorenzo came along,
:39:02. > :39:12.he he felt he had to, he is having a good run. Pedrosa is the faster
:39:12. > :39:12.
:39:12. > :39:18.of the two. Lorenzo, Pedrosa helped himself out a bit here, because in
:39:18. > :39:28.the last lap he was behind Lorenzo, but in front of him now. Trouble
:39:28. > :39:59.
:39:59. > :40:04.dispense those two. Now bike number six is looking at this road block.
:40:04. > :40:14.They are doing their best, those guys, but this is a complicated
:40:14. > :40:21.
:40:21. > :40:26.spot on the track for Bradl to work. Rossi is really riding...
:40:26. > :40:36.This is going to be tricky. That was Hernandez, just around the
:40:36. > :40:45.
:40:45. > :40:55.this year, but this is such a short circuit. It is mileage short and
:40:55. > :41:00.
:41:00. > :41:03.only 1.22 in time. The shortest run wide, he's got to get the bike
:41:03. > :41:08.stood up, you can't lean over on concerns like that, he is smart
:41:08. > :41:14.enough to realise, I am going to stand it up. At the moment he's
:41:14. > :41:19.going, oh-oh, is this going to work. Valentino, he had gone off the
:41:19. > :41:23.track as well. But the fact of the matter is, he was fortunate the
:41:23. > :41:33.tyres got dirty but only in the centre part, so that soon gets
:41:33. > :41:58.
:41:58. > :42:08.cleaned up. It was very laps for Rossi now. He will be
:42:08. > :42:30.
:42:30. > :42:40.spot to Barbera. Bike number five right behind bike
:42:40. > :43:16.
:43:16. > :43:24.He's only three tenths in front of Alvaro Bautista, coming under some
:43:24. > :43:29.big pressure. I expected Marquez after we saw
:43:29. > :43:34.what we did in the first practice session, expected him to win this
:43:34. > :43:38.race. I didn't expect expect Bradl. He's had a stonking race here this
:43:38. > :43:42.weekend. Everything has been perfect for him. He qualified well
:43:42. > :43:48.this morning. A solid race here today and first podium for him.
:43:48. > :43:55.Talking of firsts, Rossi, you would think he's had all of them, but if
:43:55. > :44:01.he makes a podium here, he will be the oldest rider to take three
:44:01. > :44:04.successive podiums since Phil Reid back in 75. It is not a statistic
:44:04. > :44:14.he will be drawing attention to, but it shows there is plenty of
:44:14. > :44:29.
:44:29. > :44:39.podium. I am sure that is vodka. Just
:44:39. > :44:51.
:44:51. > :44:56.Rossi on to this podium. There is a sea of yellow around the circuit
:44:56. > :45:01.here, a huge amount of American fans here, they love him in the
:45:01. > :45:04.States. They are start to go love Marc Marquez, I noticed the amount
:45:04. > :45:14.of Marquez merchandising that was flying out of the shops this
:45:14. > :45:32.
:45:32. > :45:36.Bautista? There's not that many opportunities around this circuit
:45:36. > :45:41.to pass. You need someone to make a mistake, it is unlikely Rossi is
:45:41. > :45:51.going to make a mistake. He is the most experienced rider out there by
:45:51. > :46:01.
:46:01. > :46:11.some margin. These are the Ducatis not too badly here.
:46:11. > :46:16.
:46:16. > :46:26.Edwards is still scrapping away eighth and ninth position. They are
:46:26. > :46:39.
:46:39. > :46:47.some 20 seconds back on Cal to be on the safe side. Last lap.
:46:47. > :46:57.Two miles to go. What can Alvaro Bautista try to do.
:46:57. > :47:08.
:47:08. > :47:16.Can Rossi keep it neat. Stay on the pit board showing he has a couple
:47:16. > :47:22.of seconds over Rossi, more than that now, three seconds back.
:47:22. > :47:32.Abraham bike 17, about to be lapped. Will Rossi arrive at him at an tune
:47:32. > :47:51.
:47:51. > :47:56.corner for Marquez, but we have to see how that Rossi battle goes.
:47:56. > :48:01.First things first, congratulations to Marc Marquez, he has smoked them
:48:01. > :48:08.in the United States! Bradl covers himself with glory, a
:48:08. > :48:18.second place for him. Boy oh boy, that was as close as Valentino
:48:18. > :48:27.
:48:27. > :48:34.his man who came in second position, his best ever result for Stefan
:48:34. > :48:44.Bradl. Nicky hay don has done it. The Kentucky kid takes the line on
:48:44. > :48:49.
:48:49. > :48:57.as four Ducati. I There is bike number 8, Barbera.
:48:57. > :49:01.Colin Edwards coming home second in this race, in the CRT race.
:49:01. > :49:11.That will bring him home in 13th position, 12th position. Edwards
:49:11. > :49:15.over the the line in 12th position. Bradley Smith and Laverty not
:49:15. > :49:24.finishing. How did you rate that ride from
:49:24. > :49:27.Bradl? He did a big job. He's never podiumed at all. A lot of people
:49:27. > :49:37.questioning whether he would have the consistency throughout after he
:49:37. > :49:42.
:49:42. > :49:48.fade add bit back in Germany. Once he had settled down. The youngest
:49:48. > :49:56.guy ever to win back-to-back races in the premier class.
:49:56. > :50:01.Freddie Spencer from 83. Marquez is turning the motor
:50:01. > :50:07.cycling world on its head. He's going to leave here with a
:50:07. > :50:14.healthy lead in the championship. Halfway point now, 18 roineds. Next
:50:14. > :50:20.one August 18th at Indianapolis. points in front, there is only 25
:50:20. > :50:27.in it for a win. So it is starting to become a serious dollop of gap
:50:27. > :50:35.he's got over Dani Pedrosa, his team-mate, and then the reigning
:50:35. > :50:39.champion Lorenzo. Good job.
:50:39. > :50:45.He did very good riding across the weekend. Saved himself for this and
:50:45. > :50:55.dug deep. He's now got a nice gap. Three weeks away, 18th August. He's
:50:55. > :51:08.
:51:08. > :51:15.fearless ride, rude ride, effective ride. Lorenzo shattered by that. It
:51:15. > :51:19.is hard enough if you are fit and well. We talk about heroics in
:51:20. > :51:24.sport, but these guys, the pain they go through, putting their neck
:51:24. > :51:29.on the line as well. They get more than a kick in the shins, don't
:51:29. > :51:33.they. One of the problems with those shoulder injuries is the
:51:33. > :51:37.numbness you can get in the hands, and tingling in the fingers, you
:51:37. > :51:43.can really lose sensation, especially on a busy track like
:51:43. > :51:46.this. Very much so. Who would have thought this guy, coming into the
:51:46. > :51:50.championship this year, we all knew he had the speed, we didn't know he
:51:50. > :51:55.had the consistency. Or how smart he was at picking up circuits, how
:51:56. > :52:02.quick he learns tracks, how quick he learned to set the bike up. That
:52:02. > :52:09.goes back to how good his team is. Nevertheless, he has geled so well.
:52:09. > :52:15.Look at Lorenzo. Pain relieving gel is what he is going to need. You
:52:15. > :52:23.are a fighter, he is tough as goats meat that bloke. Cal Crutchlow
:52:23. > :52:30.coming home seventh. He will be disappointed with that. Valentino
:52:30. > :52:39.Rossi, oldest bloke to do three on the podium since Phil Reid back in
:52:39. > :52:44.75. When I was at school! Congratulations to Marc Marquez.
:52:44. > :52:47.Valentino takes the high moral ground. Raced a great race.
:52:47. > :52:57.Responded excellently to Alvaro Bautista, who put Rossi under
:52:57. > :53:28.
:53:28. > :53:38.stellar track. It is a roller coaster ride. Let's confirm these
:53:38. > :53:56.
:53:56. > :54:02.results now. We know all about the expected a tight race and you look
:54:02. > :54:06.at it, only four seconds covering the top four. An extraordinary
:54:06. > :54:16.number of people lapped. That is how hot the pace was at the sharp
:54:16. > :54:51.
:54:51. > :55:01.into sixth position. Three Spanish lead the championship.
:55:01. > :55:12.
:55:12. > :55:21.podium. But what about that move at the beginning, Marc on you. You
:55:21. > :55:28.must have thought of yourself on Casey. It I need to tai the
:55:28. > :55:35.trademark, I need to take some money. Patent it.He was a lot lot
:55:35. > :55:42.faster. I have to release the brake more, but maybe we crash and any
:55:42. > :55:48.way it was too fast, but for me, it is an important play, because it
:55:48. > :55:54.looks like their Yamaha was in trouble compared to Honda. I was
:55:54. > :55:59.able to stay in front of Alvaro Bautista. I am happy.
:55:59. > :56:02.Congratulations. We are happy he is happy. He has got a point about the
:56:02. > :56:12.performance of the Hondas there. We had an all Honda front row there,
:56:12. > :56:22.and we haven't had that for a couple of years. Good point.They
:56:22. > :56:27.
:56:27. > :56:31.are really the bike to have around regroup this year. It's been an
:56:31. > :56:35.awkward start for him. He has a contract with the team but you are
:56:35. > :56:39.never safe until it is all done and dusted and putting in good results
:56:40. > :56:45.helps your contract. There are the Bridgestone tyres, softer of the
:56:45. > :56:52.options. What a red letter day for Bradl. Pole position and almost did
:56:52. > :56:56.it. A very happy man down here. Your first MotoGP podium, a great
:56:56. > :57:02.race, did you think you could win it? Well, it was difficult, I could
:57:02. > :57:06.see that Marc has a good speed, he was behind me all the time, but I
:57:06. > :57:11.am happy with my first podium. It is a great result for me and for
:57:11. > :57:15.the team. It was so important because the pressure was high and
:57:15. > :57:19.all the last weekend we were close to it, we knew we had the speed but
:57:19. > :57:23.now we jump on the podium and it is so nice. You have sent a message to
:57:23. > :57:27.the people that need to hear it, congratulations.
:57:27. > :57:37.To whom it may concern, I got second and I had pole, how about
:57:37. > :57:47.that. It is very good for that team, LCR,
:57:47. > :57:54.
:57:54. > :58:02.unioner union union -- uber on Valentino. Had you been watching
:58:02. > :58:12.videos of him on Casey? Yes, I thought it was impossible, but then
:58:12. > :58:13.
:58:13. > :58:18.when I tried to pass him, he stayed there and reReissed the released
:58:18. > :58:23.the breaks, but I am very happy, not for the moment, but for the 25
:58:23. > :58:27.points because that was very important for me. I expect I would
:58:27. > :58:37.struggle a bit, but in the end we take 25 points, so I am so happy.
:58:37. > :58:40.
:58:40. > :58:44.Now come the summer time, try to be ready in Indianapolis. Enjoy your
:58:44. > :58:49.break now. Brace yourself, he's around. He is
:58:49. > :58:55.around. We will be reviewing that move and Valentino let the brakes
:58:55. > :58:59.off, ran to the edge of the track, but he found plenty of dirt and
:58:59. > :59:05.gravel and it worked out nicely for him. Valentino Rossi will respect
:59:05. > :59:11.that. That was an absolutely sensational race. Boy, I don't know
:59:11. > :59:16.what trick he is going to pull next, mr questions. -- Marquez. We will
:59:16. > :59:22.have to wait four weeks to find out, because it is summer holidays now,
:59:22. > :59:28.well-earned by all riders, but particularly Marquez, seminal