Packed with locals.
Estrosi may have been able to run to his
bike and push it back to life as the lead
was a strong one… but the thing caught
fire. I’ve never seen so many people
applauding the incineration of an RG500. The
aftermatch, which I went along to, was rather
enthusiastic… put it that way. No one had to
buy a Heineken that afternoon… I think Wil’s
management sorted the refreshments with
glee.
So yep, the DNF appeared beside Estrosi’s
name that afternoon, as it has beside Rossi’s
at the last Moto outings. But whilst I was
dented by the occasion I was delighted to see
Maverick Vinales (what a great name) take to
the stage as winner.
At the chequered flag he was a grand four
seconds ahead of Marc Marquez whom I
daresay decided to back off the “have a go”
adrenalin juice which could have resulted
in an ‘Estrosi moment’ and a 20-point loss.
At this stage his lead is still pretty strong
but he’s going to go for consistency now I
suspect, rather than the winner’s trophy on
the day.
And after a couple of great Ducati results
of late it has again placed Moto GP in a fine
position, in that there have been four winning
manufacturers thus far and five different
riders have made it to the top of the podium.
Unlike the Lewis and Mercedes Show over
there on four wheels, although F1 has some
major issues in terms of trying to get all
teams up with the play, whereas in MotoGP
there is clearly very little performance
difference, going by recent results.
It has to be said though that Marquez
appears to have the edge, and that’s down
to him because he is a sensational rider. He’s
always picking up good numbers whereas
the lad I have long cheered for has wandered
down the letters lane of late.
But he’ll come right.
He has to… I’ve had a bottle of Italian vino in
the fridge since the start of the year and its
lid is still firmly affixed.
Another DNO day… Did Not Open.
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