With his 10 race winning streak coming to an end at Brno, Marc Marquez was under immense pressure as the MotoGP circus landed in Silverstone for the 2014 British Grand Prix. There were speculations that whether Marquez would be able to bounce back from the setback of the previous race, he silenced his critics on Saturday by qualifying on pole. But a characteristic poor start meant, he was overtaken by Jorge Lorenzo in the first corner of the race with Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso following him in third place.
Despite his best effort to take back the lead, Lorenzo was able to hold on and by end of lap one. Dovizioso set the fastest lap of the race on lap three with a timing that is 0.3 seconds faster than the reigning champion which allows him to close in on Marquez. The Repsol Honda rider is swift in his response as he ups the ante in the following lap to magnify his lead over Dovizioso. The pecking order remains unchanged by the halfway mark as Lorenzo continues to lead with Marquez in second followed by Dovizioso in third place. However, Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa have cut down on the lead of the Ducati rider as it becomes a three-way tussle for the final step on the podium.
On the 11th lap of the race, Marquez tries to overtake Lorenzo as they enter C1, his overenthusiastic attempt results in the Repsol Honda rider running wide off the track allowing Lorenzo to magnify his lead and give him breathing space. Further down the grid, Rossi manages to stick his move on Dovizioso for third place. The Italian rider surprised by the move of the nine-time champion is caught napping by Pedrosa, who overtakes him a few corners down the lap relegating him to fifth place.
By this moment, it was clear that it would be a two-way scuffle between the Spanish duo of Lorenzo and Marquez for the win as they were over 1.5seconds clear of Rossi and Pedrosa. With seven laps remaining in the race, Marquez sets the fastest lap of the race that is 0.3seconds a lap faster than Lorenzo to close in on his M1. The reigning champion is able to make his move stick on Lorenzo in the following lap to clinch the lead for the first instance and starts to widen the gap between Lorenzo and himself right away.
It seemed that the Repsol Honda rider will win the race without much effort, but there was a twist in the tale. Lorenzo's response took Marquez by surprise, as he posted some blistering fast lap times to cut down his lead and uncannily the Repsol rider was caught unaware by the Yamaha rider to give away the race lead. Despite Marquez's best effort, Lorenzo was able to hold on to the lead as just five laps remained in the race. Further down the grid, Rossi and Pedrosa were exchanging positions as their battle for third position waged on.
It felt as if Lorenzo would handover Yamaha their first win of the 2014 season, sadly, that wasn't to be. With three laps remaining, Marquez made an aggressive move on Lorenzo which resulted in both the Spanish riders brushing against each other with Marquez emerging on top. Fully aware that he cannot afford anymore mistake, Marquez upped the ante whereas it seemed Lorenzo was satisfied with a second place finish as the Yamaha rider slowed down his pace in the last two laps. This allowed Marquez to cross the finish line with a comfortable lead of over 0.7seconds on Lorenzo to register his 11th win of the 2014 season. The battle for the final step on the podium didn't cease till the final corner of the race but it was Valentino Rossi who emerged victorious to finish third ahead of Pedrosa.
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