The 2019 MotoGP Grand Prix of San Marino served
up yet another late twist, with World Champion Marc Marquez passing Fabio Quartararo
with a stunning move on the final lap to bag the win.
Quartararo led for the bulk of the race but
could never put any distance between himself and Marquez. The standings leader,
who was overtaken in the final lap of both the British and Austrian Grand Prix,
out braked his rival late to cross the finish line first.
Valentino Rossi finished in fourth place,
behind Maverick Vinales. Marquez's championship lead is now up to 93 points,
moving ever closer to a sixth MotoGP world title. Vinales got way cleanly,
while Marquez quickly moved up to third place, passing Franco Morbidelli.
Andrea Dovizioso did not have a good start, finding himself in eighth place and
well behind his main rivals.
Marquez and Vinales engaged in a battle for
second place, giving Quartararo the opportunity to build an early lead at the
front. Pol Espargaro bravely battled to keep hold of fifth place in the
background but was eventually overtaken by Rossi. Marquez patiently hunted down
Quartararo, dropping Vinales easily. The latter had a handful of poor laps in a
row, but once he regained his composure, he was able to keep the gap under
three seconds. With nine laps to race, Alex Rins' race came to an abrupt end
when he lost traction in a corner. Cal Crutchlow also crashed out.
Rossi kept climbing, passing Morbidelli into
fourth place, but all eyes turned to the front as the end of the race drew
near. Marquez patiently waited before unleashing his attack with three laps to
go and briefly took the lead, only to run wide and lose it again.
No comments:
Post a Comment