Rossi Bests Lorenzo on Last Lap at Catalunya!

Deputy Editor

Like Ewan McGregor explained in Faster, during a MotoGP race, your teammate isn’t your friend. He’s the guy you want to beat more than anyone, because he’s got the same equipment as you do, and only one rider can demonstrate how to best use it. But while there are some great battles in that flick, none of them illustrate the competition between teammates better than this clip. During last weekend’s race at the Circuit de Catalunya, Fiat Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo were locked in combat from the green flag, and the last lap saw some absolutely spectacular racing. Why the hell does Rossi drag his foot?

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Posted at 3:15 pm in Circuit de Catalunya, John Coyle, Jorge Lorenzo, MotoGP, motorcycles, Racing, Valentino Rossi

Comments

gold94corolla
Jun 18, 2009 at 3:48 pm

Wow… just wow…

Monk73
Jun 18, 2009 at 7:31 am

I can only assume he had a cramp.

macfromoz
Jun 18, 2009 at 2:21 am

That’s Valentino for you!
That clip is even better if you understand Italian, which the two raspy commentators were speaking!

palefacetsw
Jun 17, 2009 at 7:27 pm

That was probably the best last lap of racing I’ve ever watched…..in any medium of racing….ever. Sick.