Moto GP 2011: Lorenzo revisits the lake

It's the second race of the 2011 Moto GP season and we're off to Jerez, Spain this weekend! Defending champion Jorge Lorenzo(Yamaha Factory Racing) sealed an impressive win in wet conditions, with fellow compatriot Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) claiming second position and Nicky Hayden (Ducati Team) in third.

It would have been one of the classics, with Simoncelli, Stoner and Rossi being on the podium.  How unique would it be to have a satelite team, Gresini Honda winning the race.  As sworn as Simoncelli was last year, stating 2011 would be his fight for the title, the battled started right after the light was green.  Unfortunately for him, the weather was unfavourable towards him as he fell off the bike cranked over, throttling out of the first corner until the bike spat him over from the rear, ending his race.  His spectacular half race lead ended in similar fate as his friend, Rossi, by the gravel on turn 1.

 

Rossi's collision with Stoner ended the Australian's race

As for the Ducati team, there is definately improvement in the bikes.  Rossi was up in front with Simoncelli, Stoner, Pedrosa and Lorenzo, being on the top three for a good 3 laps until deciding to overtake Stoner at a spectacular Stoner move, or as we know it, doing a Stoner on Stoner, until he himself did another Stoner, losing the Ducati's front end torpedoing Stoner, sliding under Stoners HRC, another Stoner on Stoner. Interesting enough, Stoner being a frequent of front slides sled the bike away, as Rossi tucked underneath, indicating how frequent Stoner was with front sliding, as the bikes slide to a halt, his body language showed the frustration of being run over by the Ducati he once rode, this time being a victim of another front slide which is not with him piloting the beast.

 
Unfortunately for Stoner, he was not given the assistance to push the bike, as the stewards rushed to Rossi, who continued the race ending a good 5th position, I would believe, Stoner would have scored better.  Personally I wonder if Stoner would give Rossi a word or two, but Rossi being Rossi, unfairly, the stewards would run to him always first. After all, he was under two bikes.
 

Lorenzo claims his first victory of the season

What would be a spectacular historical race ended with the normal certainty, as the top riders was off their bikes, Lorenzo won with Pedrosa on second and Hayden on third, a Spanish feast on home soil. The parade lap saw Lorenzo again revisiting the lake, this time, accidentally falling into it. Perhaps it was the spirits of Jerez knowing that he would fall into the lake that had him being on the bike all the time in the race. Also, as usual, both Pedrosa and Lorenzo did not uttering a word with each other, with King Carlos 1 again almost being the middleman pulled both hands suggesting a shake of hands for the public press; for Spain at least my friend.  If Pedrosa was not such an ass, perhaps I would be sorry for his injuries on the bike and give him more respect as he should deserved.

Despite the adrenaline rush the race provided, it ended as it would have. Irregardless of how spectacular as it was, the actual winner of the race was the rain and the fans. As Martin Brundle once said, the winner is the one who actually crossed the finishing line.