Today, the star of the South African Grand Prix was held at Welkom Repsol Honda MotoGP team, with its two pilots, Valentino Rossi and Tohru Ukawa fighting for victory in a thrilling duel.
An error of Rossi on the last lap when switching brake has allowed Ukawa took the lead to pass under the checkered flag first. Rossi has made a final attempt to breath has left all the fans present in Welkom, but a new error has left him no options. In a circuit where last year and scored his first podium of 500, Tohru Ukawa has now achieved his first victory since late 2000 to abandon the 250cc.
Fonsi Nieto has also become one of the protagonists of the Grand Prix of South Africa. The Repsol has had stability problems in the early laps with a full gas tank, which has led him to shoot in sixth place for most of the test. But in the closing laps and less fuel in the tank, Fonsi has increased the pace to reach and surpass De Puniet, Rolfo and Locatelli, which has allowed him to rise to the third position. His teammate Toni Elias has not had the same fate, after jumping the start and be penalized with a stop & go “test has been completed in the sixteenth position.
In the smallest category, Daniel Pedrosa scored his first podium of the season after finishing third. The 125cc race. group has developed, with Pablo Nieto, Arnaud Vincent, Manuel Poggiali and Pedrosa himself fighting for the victory. Joan Olive has not finished the first draft to be involved in a crash with Rubber and Lucio Cecchinello, but fortunately has escaped unscathed from the incident
