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Lorenzo wins at Le Mans to snatch lead
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May 21, 2012, Monday
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SPAIN'S 2010 MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo won the French Grand Prix at Le Mans yesterday and took the overall lead in the championship in front of an astonishing crowd of over 80,000 who braved the heavy rain.
The 25-year-old Yamaha rider, recording his second win of the season and 19th MotoGP victory in all, came home clear of Italian great Valentino Rossi on a Ducati while defending world champion Casey Stoner of Australia was third on a Honda.
For 33-year-old Rossi it was only his second podium finish in two years and could not have come at a better time as Stoner is due to retire at the end of the year and the Italian suggested he would be interested in the ride.
"The race went extremely well for me," said Lorenzo, who will take his lead to his home race in Barcelona in a fortnight.
"I got a lead and though Casey closed on me he suddenly dropped off and I was able to relax and coast home. I admit my only problem was to keep my concentration alone up front."
Rossi, a seven-time 500cc/MotoGP champion, was delighted with his result which came in front of an admiring seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher.
"I would like to only race when it rains," grinned the rider known as 'The Doctor'.
"It was very important to stay calm in these wet conditions and even when I had a problem with my visor and had to drop back a bit I kept my composure."
The 25-year-old Yamaha rider, recording his second win of the season and 19th MotoGP victory in all, came home clear of Italian great Valentino Rossi on a Ducati while defending world champion Casey Stoner of Australia was third on a Honda.
For 33-year-old Rossi it was only his second podium finish in two years and could not have come at a better time as Stoner is due to retire at the end of the year and the Italian suggested he would be interested in the ride.
"The race went extremely well for me," said Lorenzo, who will take his lead to his home race in Barcelona in a fortnight.
"I got a lead and though Casey closed on me he suddenly dropped off and I was able to relax and coast home. I admit my only problem was to keep my concentration alone up front."
Rossi, a seven-time 500cc/MotoGP champion, was delighted with his result which came in front of an admiring seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher.
"I would like to only race when it rains," grinned the rider known as 'The Doctor'.
"It was very important to stay calm in these wet conditions and even when I had a problem with my visor and had to drop back a bit I kept my composure."
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