The 2010 German GP of Sachsenring could be one of the most dramatic races this season. There are two reasons; first, the nine time world champion Valentino Rossi was back after missing 4 races in succession and second, the race was red flagged just after 9 laps and as a result, restarted!
The original race was brought to an immediate halt when Frenchman Randy de Puniet crashed and broke his leg on Lap 9. A.Espargaro and A. Bautista were other two riders involved in the crash. Nine laps into the race De Puniet crashed at Turn 4, and in the process took out both Rizla Suzuki’s Alvaro Bautista and Pramac Racing Ducati’s Aleix Espargaro. The incident was made even more dramatic when De Puniet’s bike burst into flames. At this time the top-five order was Lorenzo, Pedrosa, Stoner, Andrea Dovizioso and Rossi. All three riders who were involved in the crash were unable to continue in the restarted race after they failed to make it back to pit lane within five minutes of the red flag. Suffering extreme disappointment was De Puniet, who sustained fractures to his left tibia and fibula in the accident.
After 25 minutes the race was restarted and Mika Kallio of Pramac Racing Ducati took an early crash while heading into Turn 1. Edging slightly ahead of the competition on the opening lap was Pedrosa, but Lorenzo was right alongside the Honda rider and he was able to power ahead of Pedrosa for the early lead. As Lorenzo tried to fend off Pedrosa, Stoner ran third with Rossi and Dovizioso battling behind him for the fourth position. Despite riding with a bum leg the Doctor eventually overtook Dovizioso, pushing the Honda rider back to fifth.
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