Danilo Petrucci says a late Turn 1 run-in with Ducati MotoGP stablemate Jorge Lorenzo hurt his podium chances in the German Grand Prix. Pramac Ducati rider Petrucci was beaten to third place behind Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi on the penultimate lap at the Sachsenring by Maverick Vinales, having dropped time trying to pass the fading Lorenzo's works GP18. The two came to blows at the Turn 1 right-hander, where Lorenzo had adopted a wide line and chopped across Petrucci’s bows. Petrucci said this cost him one second to the pursuing Vinales – and while he wasn’t certain the Yamaha rider wouldn't have passed him anyway, he suggested the Lorenzo run-in could have been the difference...
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