Smoke cloud blocks vision for Dovizioso and Stoner

"After Ben's engine broke I couldn't see anything And I couldn't see where Ben was" - Andrea Dovizioso.
Spies engine blows up behind Lorenzo, Indianapolis MotoGP 2012
Spies engine blows up behind Lorenzo, Indianapolis MotoGP 2012
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When Ben Spies' e🔴ngine exploded along the main straight whilst running second in Sunday's Indianapolis MotoGP (pictured), it caused some scary moments for those behind the Texan.

W🌳hile Spies' Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo passed into second without trouble, the growing cloud of smoke around turn one caused major vision problems for those next in line.

"After Ben's engineꩲ broke I couldn't see anything And I couldn't see where Ben was," said Andrea Dovizioso, who moved from fourth to third after Spies' retire♏ment.

"It was so dangerous for me and Casey and Bautista. Also, when the smoke was gone, 𒅌I had all the oil in my visor, so I didn't know if I had oil on the tyres as well."

Stoner, who lost a place to Stefan Bradl as he ran wide through the smoke, added: "I found myself in the middle o🅰f the smoke, unsure where I was going and what I might hit and we lost positions again."

Dovizioso went on to finish third 🌠and Stoner fourth.

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