MotoGP points leader Marc Marquez was expecting a flag-to-flag race at Brno in the Czech Grand Prix, which is why he started with the soft tyres and didn’t gamble on the longer-lasting hards. His Honda stablemate Cal Crutchlow won the race using the hard tyres front and rear, despite starting down in 10th. However, Marquez was the first soft-rear user home in third place, and extended his points lead to 53, with Valentino Rossi now second ahead of Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo, who trailed home outside the points after another dismal wet-weather showing. “Honestly, I expect it to dry up earlier,” said Marquez. “For that reason I chose soft-soft, which meant in the last laps I was...
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