This weekend’s Motegi MotopGP sees Valentino Rossi in the likely position to claim back the MotoGP championship title. There are enough points left on the table for the last few rounds to make it mathamatically feasible for Stoner or Pedrosa to still stand a chance to win, but in reality only the most braindead would take a bet on that. If Casey Stoner storms away with the race and wins, Rossi only needs to finish 3rd to win the title. If Stoner come in 2nd or 3rd, the Rossi only needs to finish in 8th or 12th respectively.

“We cannot put too much pressure on ourselves and I will try to treat it like another normal race,” Rossi said on the MotoGP official Web site. “We have a good margin of points, but there are still four more races so it’s not over.”

Yeah, right. Rossi’s aggression and determination at Indy in the torrential rain and wind is anything to go by, it’s unlikely he’ll be content to sit back and run a safe race to secure 3rd place – race fans could be treated to an exciting event.

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