The lead had changed 5 times on the last lap as the two Yamaha team mates tried to sort out who the big dog in the team was. Aussie Casey Stoner was a distant 3rd, 8.884 seconds behind, but as was revealed after the race, was quite ill for the duration and did well to hold off Dovizioso in 4th. Somehow Stoner's Ducati team mate Yank Nicky Hayden had his best result on the Ducati to finish 10th.
I don't think there was anything wrong with him! Just goes to show how much better Aussies are than Yanks! The only other Aussie in the field, Chris Vermeulen came in 11th. The finishing order of Rossi, Lorenzo, Stoner means that all 3 are tied on 106 points for the world championship after 6 of 17 rounds! Vermeulen is in 10th place in the overall standings on 42 points. The next round is in Assen, Holland on the 27th June where the season effectively starts again. Hopefully Stoner is fully fit and can take it up to the two Yamahas.
