Rossi KO

Hard for Valentino Rossi in his MotoGP 2007 Season. Even on Sachsenring, Rossi was down and out. The five-times winner of the elite crown had been hopingto continue the revival in his fortunes, highlighted by victory the previous week in the Dutch TT. After his customary sluggish start, he was timing his attack to perfection.

His Fiat Yamaha was running seventh, and turning the screw on the Kawasaki of Randy de Puniet on the sixth lap. They charged into a right-hander, with Rossi nosing through on the inside, but the Italian was running in fast and tight and his bike broke away from under him, spinning across the track.

Rossi tried to wrestle the bike back out of the gravel but his efforts were in vain and he was left to make his disconsolate way back to the pits.

Pedrosa was leading, with Stoner second, and the Ducati team flashed a message to their rider, displaying "Rossi KO" on the pit-board.

From Telegraph .co.uk
By Dave Fern
Last Updated: 1:10am BST 16/07/2007