Valentino Rossi maintained the pressure on championship leader Casey Stoner by winning the Portuguese MotoGP in Estoril.
The seven-time world champion came out on top in a thrilling duel with Spaniard Dani Pedrosa, leaving Australian Stoner a distant third. Edition.CNN.com
Championship leader will have to keep the champagne on ice for at least one more race after MotoGP title rival Valentino Rossi scorched to victory in a thrilling Portuguese Grand Prix.
Australian Stoner could have won the title this weekend had he finished 15 points better off than the Italian superstar, but in the end the Marlboro Ducati rider was forced to settle for third place behind Rossi and the Repsol Honda of Dani Pedrosa at Estoril. Jamie Strickland, SportingLife.com
With 100 points still up for grabs in the remaining four races, Stoner, who has won eight times this year, holds a 76-point lead over a resurgent Rossi going into next week’s Japanese leg of the world championship.
Rossi is in second place ahead of Pedrosa, who has a 99-point deficit on Stoner, who, if he succeeds will become the first Australian world champion since Mick Doohan in 1994-1995. AFP.com
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