As Australia is gripped with the effects of a drought, it is interesting that the Australians competing in the 2007 MotoGP are reveling in the wet conditions that have been presented to them in the 2007 season.

Once again, Casey Stoner (Ducati) and Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) showed that they feel right at home in the wet conditions. In his 2007 debut race Anthony West (Kawasaki) showed that he can mix it with the front runners. Unfortunately for Ant, he ran wide in a corner, and after a valiant fight to keep the bike moving and upright, had a small fall. He was in 5th position at the time, even overtaking Rossi to get there. He was able to salvage a credible 11th in the race.

After some thrilling races, this year's Donnington round was a little more pedestrian. The Texan Tornado (Colin Edwards) on the Fiat M1 Yamaha, raced to an early lead, followed closely by the pack, including Dani Pedrosa on the factory Honda. Both Stoner and Rossi mysteriously dropped well back in the pack after lackluster starts.

Edwards held on to get a solid second place, and once again Vermeulen showed his class in the wet with a great 3rd place, in what is becoming a good championship season for him.

This race proved two things: 1. Casey Stoner continues to defy his critics. I hope that this race finally puts to rest the opinion that he is only winning due to the horsepower advantage of the Ducati. 2. Valentino Rossi is human. This year (Donnington included) has seen Valentino make mistakes and suffer the consequences.

All through the early part of this season pundits have expressed that Stoner's victories have been simply due to the speed of the Ducati. It implies that he is not as good as the other riders in the field, but his recent strong performances in the wet and on the tighter European tracks show that it is not just the bike. The Kurri Kurri Kid has undeniable talent. The powers that be at Ducati must be rubbing there hands with glee after they literally ‘stole’ Casey’s signature late last year.