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Casey Stoner rains supreme as Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP challenge slips away
By David Swift
Jun 26, 2007
The Wizards of Oz proves they’re slicker on a wet track than the former world champion.
As Australia is gripped with the effects of a drought, it is interesting that the Australians competing in the 2007 MotoGP are reveling in the wet conditions that have been presented to them in the 2007 season.
Once again, Casey Stoner (Ducati) and Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) showed that they feel right at home in the wet conditions. In his 2007 debut race Anthony West (Kawasaki) showed that he can mix it with the front runners. Unfortunately for Ant, he ran wide in a corner, and after a valiant fight to keep the bike moving and upright, had a small fall. He was in 5th position at the time, even overtaking Rossi to get there. He was able to salvage a credible 11th in the race.
After some thrilling races, this year’s Donnington round was a little more pedestrian. The Texan Tornado (Colin Edwards) on the Fiat M1 Yamaha, raced to an early lead, followed closely by the pack, including Dani Pedrosa on the factory Honda. Both Stoner and Rossi mysteriously dropped well back in the pack after lackluster starts.
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