Jorge Lorenzo overcame doubts generated by his first MotoGP crash of the season to lead 24 of the 27 race laps at Indianapolis on Sunday. The Movistar Yamaha rider had been kicked from his M1 when the rear stepped out during morning warm-up. “In the warm-up I had the first crash of the season. I think because I got a defective tyre, in my opinion, and it was not grippy enough. I opened [the throttle] the same and suddenly the bike pulled me away,” Lorenzo declared. “So it was a little bit difficult to fight against my mind to recover the confidence and start the race with full confidence. But I did it and made the best start of the weekend.” The Spaniard shot past the Repsol Hondas...
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