WSB points leader Carlos Checa (Ducati) took both race wins today at Silverstone to extend his lead in the championship. The podium was identical in each race, with Eugene Laverity (Yamaha) finishing second both times ahead of third place Marco Melandri (Yamaha). John Hopkins (Suzuki) scored pole position during qualifying, and took 5/7 race positions as a wildcard entry.
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First!!!
Good races. It’s really starting to look like a Carlos Checa/Ducati kind of year, they’re certainly making each other look mighty impressive to this point.