Just catching up on it, Stoner went down hard(tib+shoulder)stuck throttle. 1199 blew up after about 2 hrs. Yamaha(Bradley/P.Esp/Nakatuso. ) leading and with less fuel stops reqd looking strong.
Complete race was live on eurospurt2. Great win for bradley pol and yamaha. Quite a bit of suspense right up to last few laps with safety car causing back markers. Good to see haga kagayama on podium
Good racing, its a long game nonetheless.... Gutted for Stoner !! FFS, the last time the throttle closed on Pedrosa he hit the wall and that in my opinion screwed up his career ! Good win by the Yamaha team. Id say Smith was bagging it in the end,pace car, cold tyres, but had to turn up the wick. All good practice for him.