First race of the season is over. I know it's just one race, but Stoner/Honda looks like the real deal after a strong testing season. Moreover, Honda looks like the bike to beat - 4 out of the top 5 are factory Hondas. The only non-Honda is Lorenzo, who's also looking strong, with a 2nd place finish. He will definitely win some races this season.
Dovizioso and Simoncelli had a few back and forths - something I suspect we'll see all season. I think this battle will turn into a battle for 4th in the championship by season's end.
Rossi was the strongest Ducati, but he looked mortal against Spies, who eventually passed him and pulled away rather easily.
Elias had a nasty low side. His bike just disappeared from under him on a seemingly straight part of the track. Not sure what happened there.
Code:Race Results: Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Time Diff 1 27 Casey STONER HONDA 42'38.569 2 1 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 42'42.009 3.440 3 26 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 42'43.620 5.051 4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 42'44.511 5.942 5 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 42'45.927 7.358 6 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 42'49.037 10.468 7 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 42'55.000 16.431 8 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 43'04.862 26.293 9 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 43'05.985 27.416 10 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 43'07.489 28.920 11 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 43'13.108 34.539 12 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 43'13.398 34.829 13 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 43'16.526 37.957 Not Classified 24 Toni ELIAS HONDA 35'41.564 4 laps 65 Loris CAPIROSSI DUCATI 2'16.031 21 laps 14 Randy DE PUNIET DUCATI
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