Rossi beats Lorenzo to Sachsenring victory
Valentino Rossi staked another claim to the 2009 MotoGP World Championship by beating his team mate Jorge Lorenzo to the flag at the German Grand Prix on Sunday. Australia's Casey Stoner originally held the lead from the sixth lap, but soon fell by the wayside as his tyres wore out. Rossi then took over, but with five laps to go, his team mate Jorge Lorenzo took lead (with contract negotiations in the offing, the Spaniard was no doubt looking to show his considerable worth).
However, Rossi hustled his way past and led over the line to win from Lorenzo. Spain's other great white hope, Dani Pedrosa finished in third. James Toseland was 10th and didn't get black flagged.
Elsewhere...
The F1 comedy circus hits the snore-laden curves of the Hungaroring this weekend. Who knows what will happen other than no one will overtake. Oh, and Bourdais has been ejected from Toro Rosso. Didn't see that one coming...
