Jorge Lorenzo has described himself as “very lucky” to have come away from the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello leading the MotoGP points standings. The reigning champion edge Marc Marquez in a thrilling last-lap battle on Sunday to stretch his advantage at the top of the table from five to 10 points, while Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi was ruled out of a potential three-way fight by engine failure. Lorenzo, who is now 37 points ahead of Rossi, suffered a similar issue hours beforehand in warm-up, but had a fresh engine fitted for the race. Read Also: Rossi: Points situation "very bad" after Mugello retirement He admitted he was fortunate that the problem did not occur in the...
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