This Sunday, May 18th will be the Alice Grand Prix De France. Rossi, and the Fiat Yamaha team have a bit of momentum for this weekend, coming off of such a strong victory in China. Rossi has a personal agenda for Sunday, to gain retribution for his last 2 races on this track. Although he has taken 2 checkered flags in this circuit at the premier level, last year at this track, is where Rossi began a year-long battle against equipment and injury that culminated in the winless streak broken 2 weeks ago in China. In 2006 Rossi had a comforable lead in the race when his tires (he was riding Michellin at the time) started to quickly wear out, with about 3/4 of the race left. This year Rossi has made the jump to Bridgestone, as a tire sponsor. If Rossi can pull of a win this week in LeMans, it will be a huge boost for the 5 upcoming races, all in Europe, where Rossi has traditionally accumulated the bulk of his championship points.
As much as Rossi has working in his favor this weekend, it isn’t as though he will be able to just waltz out of there with a win. Lorezno almost podiumed in China with a broken ankle. Stoner was also coming back strong last week. Finally, lets not forget the current championship points leader, Dani Pedrosa who will undoubtedly be a strong competitor on Sunday. In addition, Suzuki has announced the entry of Ben Spies as a wild card rider for Sunday. Although it is improbable that the Superbike veteran will be much of a threat to the leaders, it should liven up the mix a bit. I will be watching this one from “the road” but there are 4 races in June, so feel free to join me for any of them.
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