Casey Stoner winning at Donington. Photo courtesy of motogp.com
Old news: Rossi won his third race in a row at Mugello in Italy. Pedrosa stopped the win streak at 3 by winning at Catalunya in Spain. Stoner on his Ducati broke through for his first win since Round 1 by winning the Great Britain GP at Donington, sharing the podium with the usual suspects, Rossi and Pedrosa.
MotoGP World Standings After Round 8
1 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 162
2 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 151
3 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 117
4 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 104
5 Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha 82
6 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP 68
7 Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team 57
8 James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha 53
So far this season, here’s what we know.
Yamaha and Honda own 7 of the top 8 spots. The top riders include two Spaniards, two Italians, two Americans, a Briton and an Australian. More than half of the season remains, and it’s a four man race. The top four riders are the only ones to have won a race this season. Lorenzo is hanging in after crashing in practice at Catalunya. Colin Edwards hasn’t given Americans much to cheer about, and 2006 world champion Nicky Hayden hasn’t been seen on a podium yet.
In most sports, that would be it for the season. MotoGP, by being contested on two wheels and at, like, 12,000 rpms, has plenty of potential for drivers to drop out of races. As Mr. Berra remarked, it ain’t over until it’s over.
Stoner, the reigning world champion on his badass Ducati, has put himself in contention after a 6 race drought. Rossi, in the midst of another great season, leads in points; he and Pedrosa have been on the podium in every race this year, a pretty remarkable feat in itself.
On to Assen this week.
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