Stoner steals German win as Pedrosa slides out

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"I am very excited about the result as it has seen me takeback the overall lead," Rossi told reporters. "Ieventually got up to a great pace and very close to Casey. These 20points are very important."
Stoner, who gave Ducati the team's first victory in the event afterstarting a fourth successive race in pole position, closed towithin four points of Pedrosa on 167.
"I have been feeling sick since Saturday morning and myconcentration levels were low," Stoner said. "I waslosing it in all different places. We were lucky to come out ofthis with the victory."
Vermuelen claimed his first podium placing this year for Suzuki ashe held off Italian Alex de Angelis.
Veteran American Edwards had seemed set to continue his resurgencewith another solid placing, but also crashed off the slipperycircuit when fifth with 10 laps to go.
Marco Melandri, who before the race revealed that he had secured arelease from his Ducati contract for the 2009 season, was anothercasualty as he also skidded off during the eighth lap.
Earlier, Italy's Marco Simoncelli moved to the top of the 250ccworld standings with victory ahead of Spain's Hector Barbera andAlvaro Bautista, while previous leader Mika Kallio of Finland couldfinish only fourth.
Mike di Meglio of France won the 125cc race ahead of Germany'sStefan Bradl and Gabor Talmacsi of Hungary.