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MotoGP - Mugello: Lorenzo stays ahead of Marquez through the sweeps, now we begin the final lap...
MotoGP - Mugello: As they begin the penultimate lap, Marquez inches ahead in the draft down the outside but Lorenzo is even braver still on the brakes and keeps the lead.
MotoGP - Mugello: And Lorenzo forces his way back into the lead with just over two laps left!
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez still can't get away though, Lorenzo is taking a look at every single corner.
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez drafts past on the outside again, then manages to just about hold Lorenzo out through the next few corners.
MotoGP - Mugello: We've got four more laps of this, and Rossi is creeping closer again as they fight, two seconds behind now.
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez slipstreams past on the outside again, Lorenzo nips back inside at the first corner, runs wide and loses the lead, then takes it back once more at the next turn - with a bit of shoulder rubbing thrown in!
MotoGP - Mugello: Six laps to go as they cross the line, Marquez takes a look on the pits straight but to no avail.
Both brake a little late into the first corner - Lorenzo later still - but the Yamaha hangs on in front.
The Lorenzo of 2013 is back. We've missed him.
Both brake a little late into the first corner - Lorenzo later still - but the Yamaha hangs on in front.
The Lorenzo of 2013 is back. We've missed him.
MotoGP - Mugello: Now Lorenzo does get through, slicing inside as they plunge downhill to reclaim the lead.
MotoGP - Mugello: Lorenzo tucks into Marquez's slipstream and dives through into the first corner.
He slips a bit wide and Marquez retakes it, but this is on.
He slips a bit wide and Marquez retakes it, but this is on.
MotoGP - Mugello: This isn't over, Lorenzo is staying right with Marquez at the moment.
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez drafts past Lorenzo down the outside on the pits straight as they begin lap 17.
Lorenzo takes to the grass for a moment in the pit exit as he tries to defend, and then almost gets it back at the first corner as Marquez runs a bit wide, but the Honda is ahead.
Lorenzo takes to the grass for a moment in the pit exit as he tries to defend, and then almost gets it back at the first corner as Marquez runs a bit wide, but the Honda is ahead.
MotoGP - Mugello: Rossi's pace is now dropping away, he's three seconds off the lead in third place.
No threat from behind right now, though, as Pedrosa - who is finally getting away from Iannone - is seven seconds further back.
No threat from behind right now, though, as Pedrosa - who is finally getting away from Iannone - is seven seconds further back.
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez is sliding around enough to suggest that he's pushing rather than just teasing Lorenzo.
Ten laps left in this race and still two tenths between the men up front.
Pedrosa has taken fourth back from Iannone - at least for now - and they've got Pol Espargaro and Dovizioso tussling behind them.
Ten laps left in this race and still two tenths between the men up front.
Pedrosa has taken fourth back from Iannone - at least for now - and they've got Pol Espargaro and Dovizioso tussling behind them.
DTM – Hungaroring: Lap 32 and no big changes here. Wittmann is still leading from Molina, while Mortara, Glock and Da Costa are scrapping over third.
The best of the runners now on options is Bruno Spengler, who is eighth and running about two seconds a lap quicker than those around him. Could be a sneaky podium chance.
The best of the runners now on options is Bruno Spengler, who is eighth and running about two seconds a lap quicker than those around him. Could be a sneaky podium chance.
MotoGP - Mugello: Rossi is now 1.6s off the lead in third place. Unless Lorenzo and Marquez get tangled up, it looks like the local hero will be settling for the lowest step of the podium.
That's still a big improvement on last year's first-lap exit (in a clash with Bautista).
That's still a big improvement on last year's first-lap exit (in a clash with Bautista).
MotoGP - Mugello: Pedrosa just can't get rid of Iannone - the Pramac Ducati is back in front of the works Honda into fourth.
MotoGP - Mugello: Iannone managed to repass Pedrosa for fourth briefly, but the Honda has reclaimed the place, although that dice allowed Pol Espargaro to catch them both too.
MotoGP - Mugello: Hard to say if Marquez is holding station here to pass Lorenzo when he fancies, or if the resurgent Yamaha is just too quick to overtake at present. The runaway points leader certainly didn't charge onto Lorenzo's tail with his usual juggernaut momentum. They're still 0.2s apart with 13 laps to go.
MotoGP - Mugello: Pedrosa overtakes Iannone for fourth. The Honda is 5.2s behind third-placed Rossi with 14 laps to go, can he get himself in the podium hunt now?
Breaking news
MotoGP - Mugello: Some Marquez family news - Marc's brother Alex went for x-rays after being involved in the nasty last-lap Moto3 crash with Jack Miller and Enea Bastianini, but he's been passed fit with no broken bones.
And a correction, as Race Direction says Barbera's retirement was a technical problem, not a crash.
And a correction, as Race Direction says Barbera's retirement was a technical problem, not a crash.
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez is currently content to sit two tenths behind Lorenzo. Rossi is losing a few tiny fractions per lap to the top two but is still in contention.
MotoGP - Mugello: Pedrosa has cleared Pol Espargaro for fifth and is now beginning to hunt down Iannone for fourth.
MotoGP - Mugello: A few more onto the retirements list, as Fabrizio comes into the Ioda pits and Hector Barbera is shown walking away from what was probably a shunt.
MotoGP - Mugello: We're on lap seven of 23, Lorenzo has Marquez on his tail and Rossi is another 0.8s back.
Iannone holds a solo fourth now, with Pol Espargaro fending off Pedrosa and Dovizioso for fifth, all chased at a slight distance by Bautista.
Good run from Redding: he's pressuring Aleix Espargaro for ninth and holding off Hernandez.
Iannone holds a solo fourth now, with Pol Espargaro fending off Pedrosa and Dovizioso for fifth, all chased at a slight distance by Bautista.
Good run from Redding: he's pressuring Aleix Espargaro for ninth and holding off Hernandez.
DTM - Hungaroring: Running order after the stops:
Wittmann -5.1
Molina
Mortara
Glock
Da Costa
Rockenfeller
Wickens
Tomczyk
Hand
Di Resta
Spengler +49s
Martin
Tambay
Muller
Ekstrom
Green
Juncadella
Wehrlein
Vietoris
Petrov
Farfus
Option runners in bold
Wittmann -5.1
Molina
Mortara
Glock
Da Costa
Rockenfeller
Wickens
Tomczyk
Hand
Di Resta
Spengler +49s
Martin
Tambay
Muller
Ekstrom
Green
Juncadella
Wehrlein
Vietoris
Petrov
Farfus
Option runners in bold
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez bangs in a new fastest lap of 1m47.892s on lap five and takes four tenths out of Lorenzo on that one. He's now just under 0.3s behind.
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez is creeping up behind leader Lorenzo, the gap now down to half a second. Rossi is coming with Marquez, and Iannone is holding on in fourth.
Crash
MotoGP - Mugello: Crutchlow crashes out, and his Ducati spins down the road and takes Bradl out too.
That's a very nasty accident, but both are OK.
Poor Bradl was a doubt for the race due to arm pain after his massive warm-up crash, so definitely didn't need to be sent flying again.
That's a very nasty accident, but both are OK.
Poor Bradl was a doubt for the race due to arm pain after his massive warm-up crash, so definitely didn't need to be sent flying again.
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez takes two tenths out of Lorenzo on lap three, as Rossi claims third from Iannone.
Crash
MotoGP - Mugello: Bradley Smith is the race's first exit, crashing out on lap three. He's OK. His bike isn't.
MotoGP - Mugello: Marquez slips past Iannone for second into the first corner as they start lap three, but Iannone immediately takes him back.
Not for long though, now Marquez establishes himself in second place. Lorenzo is 0.8s ahead.
Not for long though, now Marquez establishes himself in second place. Lorenzo is 0.8s ahead.
MotoGP - Mugello: Now Rossi slips past Dovizioso, that's 10th to fourth in a lap and a half, to the delight of the crowd.
Pedrosa isn't flying, he's back in eighth behind Pol Espargaro and Crutchlow.
Pedrosa isn't flying, he's back in eighth behind Pol Espargaro and Crutchlow.
MotoGP - Mugello: Rossi is about to join the second-place battle, he's up to fifth behind Dovizioso.
MotoGP - Mugello: Lorenzo completes lap one with a clear lead, as Iannone, Marquez and Dovizioso go three-abreast for second place. That Ducati has some power...
MotoGP - Mugello: As Lorenzo leads, Rossi is up to sixth.
MotoGP - Mugello: Lorenzo drops into second behind Iannone, is repassed by Marquez, but immediately takes the place back and then surges past Iannone to give Yamaha the Mugello lead.
Lights out
MotoGP - Mugello: Iannone takes the lead into the first corner as all the Ducatis make great starts.
Slight brush between Lorenzo and Crutchlow into the first corner, sending the Brit a bit wide.
Slight brush between Lorenzo and Crutchlow into the first corner, sending the Brit a bit wide.
DTM – Hungaroring: Meanwhile, Molina has nabbed third from Da Costa, and is hunting down Glock in second.
Green flag
MotoGP - Mugello: The grid is being cleared and the formation lap is about to begin.
By: Matt Beer, Andrew van Leeuwen, Mark Glendenning, Glenn Freeman, Sam Smith, Dan Cross, Gary Watkins, AUTOSPORT staff, Charles Bradley
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