Jorge Lorenzo inherited second place after Casey Stoner crashed out of second place in today’s MotoGP race at Sachsenring, but the Spaniard wasn’t happy with the hard rear tire that Bridgestone strongly suggested they use, instead of the soft one that both Yamaha riders were oriented towards.
Lorenzo was advised that if he used the softer compound he would have major grip problems on the distance and half way through the race the tire could have blistered.
The Yamaha rider also mentioned that his injured right ankle gave him problems.
“Well, things can change completely in one race.
In Holand we had a 25 point advantage then suddenly zero, one engine less and we were very disappointed.
Then today we had some luck from Casey’s unfortunate crash.
I would have been happy to have finished in third position because today the bike and the rear tyre was not so good.
The race was very tough; I always seem to finish second here! I would have preferred not to crash in Assen and for Casey not to crash here but that is racing sometimes.
We struggled a little all weekend with the changing weather so we must be happy with the end result.
”Ben Spies started in second and ended fourth and he too had tire problems and he finished again for the second consecutive time behind Yamaha satellite rider Andrea Dovizioso who is gunning for his factory ride next season, but according to rumors, Spies could get another year on the bike and it should be announced before Laguna Seca.
“It was a frustrating race, but I guess we have to be happy with a top five.
We had a lot more potential but we did the best we could with the set up we had.
We didn’t have enough edge grip and acceleration so I had to sit behind Dovi and Cal and wait.
I could see Cal was getting a little impatient and wanting to pass Dovi so I was hoping he would and maybe clear a spot for me to get by.
I had a good pace but not enough to out brake them so had to play a waiting game.
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