Honda HRC Petronas rider Jeffrey Herlings has extended the lead in the MXGP battle, now sitting 49 points clear of his closest rival, Lucas Coenen, who didn’ t race due to his off in the British round. A stunning 1-1-1 result in Loket saw him not just take the red plate but also put almost a round in the bank in Coenen’ s absence. With Lommel up next( at the time of writing), Herlings is well aware that there is no such thing as a‘ comfortable margin’ in the game, so is just trying to get the most out of every moto. That Gold plate doesn’ t come easily but the veteran of the class has his eye on the prize and his recent form is stunning. There are six rounds remaining in the series so Herlings’ rivals are now entering the full send situation and will have to push the limits to have any chance of reeling Herlings in, the steady as she goes part of the season has ended with his latest round likely to signal fireworks from here to the finale.