2010 Grand Prix of Japan (EP14)
Résumé de l'épisode 14
A fierce fight for third place between team-mates and arch rivals provided one of the battles of the season, after Dani Pedrosa effectively ended his championship chances with a crash in practice. Casey Stoner made it two wins in a row with a strong win he slowly pulled away from Dovizioso throughout the 24-lap race, but the real excitement was drawn from team-mates Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo’s intense battle for the final spot on the podium. Lorenzo hinted at what was to come in the early stages as he passed Rossi to assume third, and that was just the start of the duo’s enthralling contest. Stoner began to open up a slender lead over Dovizioso which grew to a second with seven laps remaining, while Rossi and Lorenzo locked horns. Repeatedly pushing one another the pair touched bikes with two laps to go as they fought side by side in a rousing finale to the race. Rossi managed to hold his own in third place and score a seventh rostrum result of 2010, and in the process ensure that Lorenzo finished outside the top three for the second successive race. Toni Elías took another step towards sealing the Moto2 World Championship with victory ahead of Julián Simón and a thrilling third place fight. Marc Marquez closed the gap to Nico Terol in the Championship with a solid win ahead of his rival.