Nothing is taken for granted in a MotoGP race. A rider can start and cross the finish line in the same position, but every lap, every metre, every corner is the result of a fierce fight with his opponents, battled at the limit of grip.
Those of us who watched the Assen GP know that behind the Aleix’s solid eighth place in the Netherlands, just over 4 seconds from the podium, there was a battle that lasted 26 laps!
