Jorge Lorenzo underlined his credentials as a serious challenger to his Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi by racing to his second successive victory yesterday as he won the French Grand Prix.
The Spaniard extended his lead in the championship standings to nine points as he out-raced Rossi, the seven-time world champion, for the second race in a row at Le Mans.
He passed the Italian on lap 10 to take the lead and then pulled clear to triumph by almost six seconds and follow up his win in Spain earlier in the month. He put his impressive form down to new-found maturity.
“I now feel much more confident; now I can be more calm and ride better. Today was good for that,” he said in the post-race television press conference.
“I was patient, I understood that Valentino would brake so late, so I waited for one mistake from him.
“He doesn’t do many mistakes, so I just waited, and tried to exit the corners as close to him as possible. When I made it, it was easier than I expected.”
Rossi got off to a flying start from pole position, leading into the first turn ahead of the Honda of Dani Pedrosa and Lorenzo.
Lorenzo quickly moved into second and set his sights on Rossi.
Casey Stoner, who was behind the leading pair on lap two, slid out of contention at Turn Six on his Ducati, the Australian failing to complete for the second time this year.
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