Whew! My fave bike rider Casey Stoner once again conquered a MotoGP race.
The recent 2007 Czech Grand Prix that took place in Brno was full of excitement as the Aussie rider dominated the other riders and took home his 7th win in the 2007 season of MotoGP (FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix). Stoner still leads the driver’s championship standings with a total of 246 points, a 60-point lead over Valentino Rossi.
Our fellow American riders, John Hopkins (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) and 2006 champion Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda Team) followed Stoner on the podium finishing in the 2nd and 3rd place, respectively.
Check out what the winner Casey Stoner said after the race in Brno.
"We got an awesome start, I started off with six tenths on John, then the gap went up to a second, up to 1.2 seconds, then back down to one second, then up a little bit, down a little bit," reflected Stoner. "I felt like I was close enough to the limit and he was still there and chasing me down, I was surprised and a little worried he could catch me but we just kept our pace until eight laps to go, then we started to pull a small advantage. I just had to keep up my concentration level to try and pull that advantage."
"The bike, the team and the tyres have been performing faultlessly at the past few races and it’s just nice to top things up with another win," stated Stoner after today’s victory. "It was a great race!"
"I’m still going out there trying to win races, that’s what we’re here for, we’re all out there fighting for every point. We knew we had a better package than everybody else today, so I just had to push through. That’s the way I look at it - if you concentrate on it race by race it makes things a little easier. We’ve got a few things and a lot of tyres to test here tomorrow," Stoner said. "I’m looking forward to the tests because although we’ve got a really good package it’ll be great if we can improve it. Also these tests will help the machine for next year when hopefully we can come out a bit stronger."
Meanwhile, here is the complete result of the 2007 Czech Grand Prix.
1. Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team
2. John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
3. Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team
4. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team
5. Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
6. Loris Capirossi Ducati Marlboro Team
7. Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team
8. Randy De Puniet Kawasaki Racing Team
9. Alex Barros Pramac D’Antin MotoGP
10. Carlos Checa Honda LCR
11. Toni Elias Gresini Honda
12. Anthony West Kawasaki Racing Team
13. Sylvain Guintoli Tech 3 Yamaha
14. Shinya Nakano Konica Minolta Honda
15. Kurtis Roberts Team Roberts
16. Ivan Silva Pramac d’Antin
17. Makoto Tamada Tech 3 Yamaha
DNF Colin Edwards Fiat Yamaha Team
I wonder when will BMW (maker of BMW 530 parts) compete in MotoGP racing. Hmmm.