On the second lap, Torres had began to open up a considerable advantage which jolted Aegerter into action, the Swiss rider moving past Ferrari into P2. Coming into the final laps, the number 77 had closed the gap considerably to run side-by-side with the Spanish race leader, and threw the kitchen sink at it with the Cup at stake. Laying it all on the line, the two exchanged overtakes in a tit for tat battle, and while Torres didn’t need to win to take the title, he wasn’t backing out of the fight, and the Spaniard seemed to pay the price for his brazen approach with just three corners to go.

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