"MOTOGP: Lorenzo Heads Fiat Yamaha"

After that it seemed at one point on race day as if the Grand Prix of Japan would be a complete wash, the sun broke through the dark clouds and flowing in the circuit of Motegi as the Fiat Yamaha team enjoyed a clean sweep of the two points. The requirements have been canceled yesterday due to heavy rain, the two runners started the race from the front row of the grid according to their times of free practice on Friday. After an impressive career, Jorge Lorenzo took the glory of standing on the highest step of the podium, after coming across a shiny scrap with his teammate Valentino Rossi, who finished a close second. 

Starting from third on the grid Lorenzo briefly lost a position in the first round, but was soon back to his place of beginning, as he crossed the line first. With a higher rate than his compatriot Pedrosa, who seemed as if the Mallorcan was celebrated, and of course on lap three, the Spanish second edge. Once there he had the unenviable task of closing a gap of two seconds to his teammate Rossi, but it gradually edged nearer his colleague. The two have a good head to head fight, exchanging positions in the V-Lorenzo corner before finally finding a way past Rossi. From that moment there was no looking back, and Rossi was trapped behind the battle with Pedrosa, Lorenzo second sealed a glorious victory in MotoGP. 

Ranging from the first corner, Rossi has opened up the gap of the Spaniards in the early stages, but once Lawrence has found a way past, which caused the champion Pedrosa was more trouble. Pedrosa to attack on several occasions, the Italian was forced to keep his opinion about it, but always seem to have enough edge to keep. The move comes the murderer in the tunnel turn five, and the race was decided as Rossi pulled away from Pedrosa in the final stages. 

With Lorenzo's championship leader with 40 points, one ahead of Rossi, the MotoGP World Championship moves to his home race in Jerez in just one week. 

Jorge Lorenzo - Position: 1stTime: 43'47 .238 

"First I want to thank my team, my mom, dad and the whole family, my friends and the whole team of workers. In addition, Yamaha, and that is their home race, was a difficult race because it did not really get a very good start, I think we even finished the first round in the third or fourth. After that I started to catch the pace. Valentino went and opened a little gap, about a second and a half behind me and was very hard. I to travel the best I can to achieve victory. " 

Valentino Rossi - Position: 2ndTime: + 1.304 

"It was a great career, long, hard and physical. I have a very good start in the first row, but there was a part of the race that I was not able to go as he wanted, there was some kind of problem and I do not was fast enough to leave. I lost time and then George was involved in a battle with Dani and then in the latter part of the race I was able to speed up my pace and my selection of lines, establishing a good lap times. I tried but again, unfortunately, Lorenzo was a little too far. It is a good career, second place is not a victory but still twenty points for the championship. I think the championship will be very interesting because we now have four riders ready for the battle to win final. " 

Daniele Romagnoli - Team Manager 

"I'm really happy with the result today, not expecting a victory, maybe just thinking about the podium, so I'm very happy. We did a great job in 

   Friday and I think that is the key because we have worked hard throughout the tire harder and at the end that was good. With the information and data collected, only today I had to make some adjustments to the bike and that has brought us this victory, and we can show the world how strong is Yamaha. Jerez will be a great battle, like today will be a great show and I am waiting for that event. " 

Davide Brivio - Team Manager 

"Firstly, congratulations to George, who rode very well, and congratulations to Yamaha because this result confirms the great work we have done in recent months. We are always very fast and for the second time this year we have two drivers on the podium . Day or night, whenever we are there! Valentino had a very important second place, because our goal is to always be there. We are now waiting to return to Europe for a very important stage of the championship and is crucial to start this time in the top. "