Thrills, spills, kills in Tuscan hills
Valentino Rossi is suddenyl short odds for the MotoGP title. Wins in Shanghai and Le Mans have made him a favourtie before we go to his home circuit at Murgello in Tuscany at the weekend where he has already won six times. It is temopting odds on anyone outside the top four of Daniel Pedrosa at 3/1, Jorge Lorenzo at 7/2 and Casey Stoner at 9/1. Anyone else starts at an umcompromising 74/1, inlcuding Britain’s James Tosleland who crashed at le Mans.
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The original Mugello racetrack was a 66 km road circuit through the Tuscan hills which saw its first meeting in 1914. It was a dusty track from Scarperia uphill to Firenzuola, and then through the Futa Pass downhill San Piero and back to Scarperia which now lends its name to turn 10. Today’s 5.245 circuit was remodeled by the local Ferrari designers extensively in the 70s and 80s and is one of the most scenic and advanced in thr world, home for Ferrari but also used extensively for bike testing. The GP track record was set in 2004 by Honda at an average speed of 172.35 kph. Valentino Rossi has won here six times on his home circuit and after wins in Shanghai and Le Mans is the hottest of favourites |
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