▁The ▁American ▁crowd ▁is ▁che ering ▁on ▁Hay den ▁as ▁he ▁cross es ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁start ▁lap ▁twenty - five . ▁The ▁gap ▁to ▁Edwards ▁is ▁now ▁+ 2 . 2 0 2 ▁seconds . ▁ ▁On ▁lap ▁twenty - six , ▁the ▁gap ▁Hay den ▁has ▁to ▁Edwards ▁has ▁dropped ▁to ▁+ 1 . 9 9 7 , ▁then ▁dropped ▁again ▁to ▁+ 1 . 9 2 7 ▁seconds ▁in ▁sector ▁ 1 . ▁At ▁sector ▁ 2 , ▁the ▁gap ▁increased ▁slightly ▁to ▁+ 1 . 9 8 8 ▁seconds . ▁ ▁Lap ▁twenty - se ven , ▁Tam ada ▁over t akes ▁Hop kins ▁at ▁Turn ▁ 1 , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁making ▁good ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁superior ▁H onda ▁top - end ▁speed ▁to ▁bl ast ▁past ▁on ▁the ▁inside . ▁ ▁On ▁lap ▁twenty - e ight , ▁the ▁gap ▁Hay den ▁has ▁to ▁Edwards ▁has ▁increased ▁from ▁+ 2 . 1 8 2 ▁to ▁+ 2 . 3 9 7 ▁seconds . ▁ ▁The ▁Americans ▁fans ▁get ▁ever ▁more ▁j ub il ant ▁as ▁they ▁see ▁Hay den ▁cross ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁start ▁lap ▁twenty - n ine . ▁Further ▁behind , ▁Lor is ▁C api ross i ▁on ▁the ▁Duc ati ▁in ▁t enth ▁spot ▁has ▁caught ▁Nak ano ' s ▁K aw as aki ▁and ▁is ▁right ▁behind ▁him . ▁Tam ada ▁is ▁now ▁har ass ing ▁Bay l iss ' ▁H onda ▁P ons ▁for ▁sixth ▁position . ▁ ▁Lap ▁thirty ▁and ▁the ▁positions