As for spectators, the circuit is not packed but there are people everywhere. We will perhaps have a figure when the MotoGP starts. Here, Brel could have sung his famous “With a sky so low that a canal is lost!” » Holeshot for Dixon in front of Ogura already up two! Rain is reported at turn three… There is no flag to flag in Moto2, so red flag… The race will resume over twelve laps only. And yes, we must save the absolute MotoGP time slot! The public takes out their ponchos… The stands put on their rain tires. Ogura starts again on slicks, it’s inflated. And the rain stops! Holeshot for Dixon in front of Guevara and Canet. Ogura is sixteen, a failed bet for the moment. But it goes back ten, then eight. The track dries quickly, which is a good thing. He passes seven. Then four, Dixon is still leading the GP. Ogura passes three. Finally he is leader, on his Home GP… Just a great bet… There are nine laps left, we just have to hope that the rain won’t come back! Ogura is four seconds ahead, it could turn into a triumphal march. Fighting exists, but behind it! Gonzales gets back on Ogura, he is also on slick tires, behind them, it’s eight seconds for the podium! Gonzales continues to nibble away, half a second behind Ogura. Four turns from the end, the junction is made. Nice fight, Ogura resists. But Gonzales passes, Ogura can’t care… Gonzales is sixth overall. He is beaten but his lead overall will increase. Gonzales will achieve the first victory of his career. Salac, third on the podium, is nine seconds behind!
OGURA TITLED IN AUSTRALIA?
Ogura is beaten but his direct opponents have made a dent. So, with a 60-point lead overall, there are four GPs left, he still needs to take around fifteen, which seems well within his ropes. Of course, he could have won his national GP, a Japanese winner in Japan becomes a hero. But what he wants is the title and he drove intelligently. We know that pure talent is not enough to be titled, Alonso has shown that race strategy is downright vital. Ogura is on this concept.
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