Damp squib MotoGP season finale

There was a mouthwatering prospect in place for the MotoGP end of season race with the title open to two riders: 5 time champion Valention Rossi or Nicky Hayden. Hayden was trailing by 8 points going in to the race, which meant he had to finish several spots higher up than Rossi to clinch it. Everyone was quite liderally dribbling with anticipation at the thought of a hard fought race between the two.

Unfortunately, though, the dribble proved to be Rossi’s downfall, as he obviously hit a patch of it on lap 5 and skidded out after a shocking start. Although he made his way from 20th to 13th by the end of the race, all Hayden had to do was finish and he’d win his first title.

Which he did, and that was that.

Still, it was more exciting than Formula 1.