Rossi takes record-breaking victory at Mugello.
After falling almost one race win behind MotoGP World Championship leader Casey Stoner, Valentino Rossi turned the tide with a record-breaking home victory at Mugello on Sunday.
Rossi had taken only one win from the first five rounds of 2007, leaving him 21 points behind Ducati's Casey Stoner - who started the Italian Grand Prix from pole position - but Rossi overcame all obstacles on Sunday, including a bad start and a top speed deficit, to become the first rider in the history of the sport to take six consecutive wins at his home circuit.
After falling almost one race win behind MotoGP World Championship leader Casey Stoner, Valentino Rossi turned the tide with a record-breaking home victory at Mugello on Sunday.
Rossi had taken only one win from the first five rounds of 2007, leaving him 21 points behind Ducati's Casey Stoner - who started the Italian Grand Prix from pole position - but Rossi overcame all obstacles on Sunday, including a bad start and a top speed deficit, to become the first rider in the history of the sport to take six consecutive wins at his home circuit.
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