Well, it is obvious that he has his home track wired. An impressive win considering his bad start. Poor Nicky Hayden is really fading fast. You do have to wonder what the problem is… From Speed:
Valentino Rossi extended his domination of his home race with a heroic performance before 85,000 adoring fans at Mugello today. For the sixth consecutive year Rossi won the Italian Grand Prix, an emotional victory that Rossi dedicated to his fans.“This win is for all my fans who give me so much power at this track, it’s impossible to find the words for this,” said Rossi after his emotional triumph in the 23 lap race.
Rossi fought back from a poor start which saw him drop to eighth place before surging to the lead on lap nine to pull out a three-second margin over Honda rival Dani Pedrosa in second place…
“Everyone was pushing 100% and it was great fun in those first few laps. Mugello is a magical track and this victory gives me a lot of confidence for the coming races.”
Stoner’s fourth place means he retains the lead in the world championship points although Rossi closed the gap by 11 points at Mugello. Six races into the 18-race campaign and Stoner is on 115 points, now nine ahead of Rossi on 106 with Pedrosa third on 82.
Marco Melandri on 68 and Chris Vermeulen on 63 complete the top five with defending world champion, American Nicky Hayden, drifting further behind to be 11th on 36 points.
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