Lewis Hamilton overtook Heikki Kovalainen, Felipe Massa and Nelson Piquet in the closing stages to win a thrilling German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. The British McLaren driver won his second successive race to take sole possession of the lead in the drivers’ championship, four points ahead of Ferrari’s Massa. Renault’s Piquet, operating a one-stop strategy, claimed his first podium finish in Formula One in second, with Massa third and Kimi Raikkonen sixth.
Strepitosa affermazione dell’inglese della McLaren che vince a Hockenheim davanti al brasiliano della Renault e al ferrarista e va in testa al Mondiale. Poi Heidfeld, Kovalainen e Raikkonen.
Casey Stoner took full advantage of a slip from Dani Pedrosa to win a rain-soaked German Grand Prix as Valentino Rossi claimed top spot in the overall standings with a second place finish. Having set the pace in the dry during Saturday’s qualifying in Germany, Stoner proved he is just as adept in the wet, crossing the line 3.7 seconds ahead of Rossi. Rossi now leads the championship by 16 points, while Pedrosa’s failure to score in Germany sees him slip to second. Stoner’s win propels him to within four points of the Spaniard.
Gp di Germania al Sachsenring, classe MotoGp: lo spagnolo Pedrosa, che al 5° giro aveva un vantaggio enorme su Casey Stoner, scivola sull’asfalto bagnato (si frattura l’indice sinistro) e spiana la strada all’australiano. Valentino Rossi controlla, arriva 2°, e torna in vetta alla classifica iridata.
Noriyuki Haga put himself firmly in the World Superbike championship picture with a superb double win at the Nurburgring. A thrilling battle in the rain between the Japanese rider and his Yamaha team-mate Troy Corser was brought to a premature end by the red flags. Corser was leading the second race as the flags came out, but with the count-back rule the race was deemed finished after lap 15, at which point Haga was ahead of the Australian rider. The victory was made even more special by the fact that two weeks ago Haga broke his collarbone in three places in a practice crash in Salt Lake City.
Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) ha dominato la settima prova del Mondiale Superbike al Nurburgring (Germania) ma Troy Bayliss (Ducati) con due piazzamenti – secondo e quarto – consolida il primato in campionato dopo il triplice passo falso che aveva riportato sotto gli inseguitori. Max Biaggi, caduto nel warm up, parte acciaccato e finisce solo 13°. Poi si riscatta con il settimo posto nella manche conclusiva: con la Ducati privata è impossibile fare miracoli.
