The Doctor strikes back! Hamilton wins too!
No, I'm not referring to some strange sci-fi crossover involving the TARDIS and Darth Vader. Valentino Rossi came out on top after a hard fight with Casey Stoner for the US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca on Sunday. Stoner refused Rossi's handshake afterwards, as he was angry at the overtaking manouevres the Italian pulled on him earlier on in the race. Dani Pedrosa may now be dropping out of the hunt, thanks to the injuries he sustained at the Sachsenring. Jorge Lorenzo suffered another injury, breaking a bone in his foot and James Toseland finished ninth with a shot rear tyre.
At Hockenheim, Lewis Hamilton won the F1 German Grand Prix, despite a safety car period bunching the field up following Glock's big accident and McLaren making it even harder for him. While most of the teams got their cars in for tyres and fuel during the SC period, McLaren left the Englishman out on the track, meaning that when he did pit, he had his work cut out to regain the lead. However, Hamilton is no slouch when it comes to overtaking, working his way past Kovalainen, Massa and Piquet. Yes, Piquet raced a good one too, coming home second, which has probably done his shakey position in the Renault team no harm at all.
MotoGP begin their summer break now, but F1 will be setting their sights on the Hungarian Grand Prix at Budapest in a few weeks. Will Hamilton be able to continue his hot streak? Will Ferrari make a comeback? Is Max Mosley out of the dungeo...sorry, woods yet? Find out in our next exciting episode of....
