Pedrosa himself said in the post-race press conference and other interviews (I saw one on Crash.net) that he ran the bike wide after overtaking Marquez, which is how Marc was able to get back in front of him so easily. Dani also said that he missed a gear on the last lap, which put him even further behind.

Back in May of this year, I was commuting to work through West Oakland, and someone turned left in front of me - a classic motorcycle accident. His front bumper struck my left leg, and left me with a broken femur. That got me a ride to the local trauma hospital (where they take cops who get shot, etc.) in an ambulance…