German MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa’s Dramatic Victory

Sachsenring presented a dramatic MotoGP race to all viewers and avid fans, with a lot of dramas and interesting happenings throughout the race. Lorenzo started the race from pole position, but he lost his place to Dani Pedrosa who maintained a steady performance all-round and bring home the grand prix’s trophy.

The race at Sachsenring was restarted and reduced to 21 laps after three riders crashed on lap nine. The crash was considered a shock, involving experienced Randy de Puniet, Aleix Espargaro and Alvaro Bautista.

After the race restarted, the distance between Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo was quite wide. There were no intense battles at the front row, but the battle between Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner created a lot of dramas to entertain audiences. It is Rossi’s comeback race after six week of injury, and his fourth place finish can be considered quite spectacular nonetheless.

In the first race, Pedrosa quickly overtook Lorenzo right from the start, but the championship leader quickly regained his position and managed to shake off the Honda driver. On the second start, however, Pedrosa stayed close and managed to overtake Lorenzo with a nice move. Pedrosa held on to the lead and finished first.

Pedrosa’s victory also ended Lorenzo’s three-race winning streak. Lorenzo stated that he was happy with how the race went, and generously admitted how Pedrosa had better pace than him. Stoner also stated how he loved the race and the battle between him and the all-excited Rossi for third place.