Sunday,
September 28, 2008
The
ANNOTICO Report
With
three races left in the season, Rossi has 312 points, 92 ahead of Stoner
Rossi is now two short of the all-time record of eight held by
compatriot Giacomo Agostini
Rossi
won his last title in 2005, but American Nicky Hayden won in 2006,
while Stoner dominated in 2007.
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Rossi
Secures Sixth MotoGP World Crown
CNN
September
28, 2008
Italian legend Valentino Rossi clinched his sixth MotoGP world title with a thrilling victory in
Rossi, riding a Yamaha, went clear of his
arch-rival and defending champion Casey Stoner with 11 laps to go at the Motegi circuit to win by nearly two seconds from the
Australian.
But all the attention focused on the remarkable
Rossi, who was claiming his eighth victory of the season and his fifth straight
since he took the United States Grand Prix in July.
It left him needing just a podium finish to
reclaim the title he last won in 2005.
"It's difficult to compare the titles,"
Rossi told Associated Press. "This one is great because we really battled
here. There have been a lot titles in my career but maybe this is the one that
required the most effort."
American Nicky Hayden pipped
Rossi to the title in the last race of the 2006 season while Stoner dominated
in 2007. With three races left in the season, Rossi has 312 points, 92 ahead of
Stoner.
Sunday's race quickly became a contest between
Stoner and Rossi as the two riders opened up a comfortable lead ahead of the
pack.
"I felt good at the start of the race,"
said Stoner, who wrapped up his 2007 triumph with a sixth-place finish at Motegi last year.
"I needed a few laps to warm up the tires,
then I got a little tired changing the direction of the bike and Valentino came
forward."
Rossi is now closing fast
on the all-time record of eight world titles held by compatriot Giacomo Agostini. He pulls clear
of Australian Mick Doohan who had also won five
titles.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/09/28/motogp.rossi/
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