– Valentino Rossi described the "stress" involved at the Japanese Grand Prix as he finished in second position at a wet Motegi to extend his championship lead.Title rival Jorge Lorenzo had dominated the weekend's action and opened up a three-second lead during the early stages of the race, seemingly set to cut Rossi's advantage in the championship.However, Lorenzo struggled with tyre wear and, after both Yamaha riders lost out to Dani Pedrosa, Lorenzo erred and fell behind Rossi, dropping four points and giving the Italian an 18-point buffer in the standings."Mentally it was very hard to always keep the concentration, as it's very easy to make a mistake," said...
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