Lorenzo on hot streak after bagging Le Mans
Spain's Jorge Lorenzo celebrated his second successive MotoGP win after beating teammate and championship leader Valentino Rossi in a Yamaha one-two at yesterday's French Grand Prix. Italian Andrea Dovizioso was third for Ducati, with world champion Marc Marquez finishing only fourth for Honda after starting on pole position, but losing out in the battle off the line.The result left Rossi on 102 points, while Lorenzo, who won the previous race in Spain and is the first rider to triumph twice in a row this year, has 87 after five rounds.Dovizioso is on 83 points and Marquez 69.Lorenzo said his aggressive start was the key to the race but Rossi, who moved into second place with 16 laps to go and smashed the circuit lap record, pushed him hard later."I saw Valentino in second place. He really was quick, so I had to push even at the maximum, but changing my riding style a little bit I could finish the race with another victory," he said...
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