Valentino Rossi has extended his championship lead by winning the Czech Grand Prix at Brno on Sunday afternoon. The Italian rider and current World Champion led from pole position as team-mate Jorge Lorenzo lost control whilst fighting for the lead to crash for the second consecutive race.
With Lorenzo having been fastest in all sessions this weekend bar qualifying, it was Rossi who led from pole position as the red lights went out. The two Yamahas ran in tandem for the majority of the afternoon although the drama would reach its climax when the Spaniard - second in the championship and the only challenger to Rossi with Casey Stoner missing three races - let the pressure get the better of him and crashed.
Rossi's win in the Czech Republic increases his points advantage over Jorge Lorenzo to a large 50 points at the top of the championship standings with six races remaining in 2009; the Italian is now in an even stronger position to clinch his second consecutive and sixth overall MotoGP crown. Pedrosa moves to within 15 points of the absent Casey Stoner for third in the title race.
The MotoGP circus will head to the United States next time out for the second time this year and the legendary Indianapolis circuit in a fortnight's time.
It was a really exciting race...MotoGP is getting more and much better compared to Formula One nowadays...
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