Assen New Corner, Storner Likes It
Casey Stoner, the Ducati Marlboro rider reach the second fastest in free practice 1 and Stoner just found out that the modified Ruskenhoek section of the track is more likely Stoner types.
Stoner progress was very well on the pace in the opening practice session of the TIM TT Assen on Thursday, Stoner lapping with a best time just 0.011s off Jorge Lorenzo who topped the timesheet.
With some changes to his front suspension and the progress right know, Stoner feels that he is slowly reaching the level he wants to, but that there is some way to go.
“It’s been one part we’ve been struggling with this year and in the last few races that we have changed the fork we’ve made some good progress,” said Stoner, who has been using a 2009 front suspension fork. “The progress unfortunately has been a little bit slow. In Mugello we were never competitive, at Silverstone by race day we were feeling much better but then we weren’t able to make the start with the bike we had. So I’m a little disappointed because we should have had a podium result this year, quite a few I think, but it’s the way things have gone for us this season and we just need to keep focused for each race.”
Ducati Try to Defend Casey Stoner
Ducati bosses say they may leave nothing unturned to make certain Casey Stoner is not tempted by way of rival offer to give up Ducaty factory towards the end from the 2010 MotoGP world championship.
Honda has already started negotiations with Casey Stoner about a move to ride a factory RC212V next season, with Livio Suppo conversing with Stoner’s father Colin in the recent Spanish MotoGP race at Jerez.
But Ducati is desperate to retain the skills of the company’s prized asset, who won the globe title to the Italian company in 2007.
Stoner has won 20 races for Ducati and it has been an essential part of Ducati’s premier class success.
As yet, no other rider has compare to emulating Stoner’s dazzling performances, though Nicky Hayden has already shown vast improvement inside the opening two rounds of 2010 with successive fourth places.
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Stoner and His Team-mate Nicky Hayden Are Ready for The Weekend
The next round of the MotoGP World Championship takes place on Spanish land on Sunday, with the Jerez circuit welcoming the track to Europe following the delay of the GP of Japan till seven months later because the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland.
Jerez circuit has not ordinarily favoured the characteristics of the Desmosedici however a podium for Ducati Marlboro rider Casey Stoner in 2009 and the hard work accomplished on the round this winter by the Ducati MotoGP Team, Filippo Preziosi as well as his technicians in Borgo Panigale, have to let the Australian along with his partner Nicky Hayden to look ahead to this sunday with more confidence. more »
Stoner : fastest on Sachsenring opening practice session
Reigning World Champion Casey Stoner opened the practice action for the MotoGP class in Sachsenring with a 1´22.318 lap.
Frequently impressing in practice, if not quite mirroring the results in the races themselves, Alex de Angelis once again attracted attention onboard the San Carlo Gresini Honda. The San Marino rider recorded a late lap just under three-tenths of a second slower than Stoner´s marker, relegating Valentino Rossi to third on the timing screen.
The winner of the past two Grands Prix, and the dominant rider in free practice and qualifying at said events, continued to impose his will on the premier class in Sachsenring. Casey Stoner emerged from the opening practice session for the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland with the fastest time of the morning, a 1´22.318 turn of the German circuit.
Tech 3 Yamaha´s Colin Edwards headed countryman Nicky Hayden, LCR Honda rider Randy de Puniet and Fiat Yamaha´s Jorge Lorenzo in the top ten, whilst returning rider Loris Capirossi experienced a slow start in Sachsenring as he tested out his forearm condition fllowing his Assen crash.
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Pedrosa and Stoner All Set for Sachsenring challenge
Dani Pedrosa the World Championship leader and Casey Stoner the MotoGP title holder took centre stage at the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland on Thursday afternoon’s pre-event press conference.
Pedrosa commented reflecting on his excellent record of three wins from his last four visits to the German track in the MotoGP and 250cc classes,
Well I have done pretty well here in the past few years and it is a track that I try to enjoy. It is a difficult track for the bike and for the rider´s body because you are on your left side for quite a long time. The first part is quite tricky but then it gets a bit better.
Pedrosa looked forward to back-to-back races this weekend and at Laguna Seca a week, when asked about the task of staying ahead of the chasing pack having leapfrogged Valentino Rossi in the standings at Assen,
It would be nice to stay in the lead but we have two difficult races now. They are very important races and we have to face the challenge to do the best we can and try to focus on the two races before the break.
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Casey Stoner sets a new pole record at Catalunya
World Champion Casey Stoner sets a new pole record at Catalunya, for his 1st top spot since the 2007 visit to Misano.
With his first pole position since the Misano race 2007, Casey Stoner broke his top spot drought in qualifying for the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya. He did so with a new record time of 1´41.186, preventing a home pole for Repsol Honda´s Dani Pedrosa.
Last year´s racewinner, Stoner had a spectacular last lap of the Barcelona circuit where he cut his teeth in the Spanish championship, putting behind him any grip problems experienced early on Friday. He had been fastest in the previous two practice sessions.
For Dani Pedrosa, another front row won’t come as too much of a disappointment, with his other immediate title contenders either down the order or out of action. The big worry for him will be a breakaway from the man immediately to his left on the grid, and whether the standard Honda RC212V engine still being used by the factory team has the power to stick with the Ducati Desmosedici GP8 over the long home straight. A bike problem early on left him without time to test his race tyres, and using his 2nd machine.
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Stoner Reach the Top after superb race in Catalunya 2007
More than 110,000 fans looked on at the Circuit de Catalunya last June, as Casey Stoner took his 4th victory of the 2007 season following an epic battle with Valentino Rossi & Dani Pedrosa.
Casey Stoner secured the 4th of his ten 2007 wins in last year´s Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya, on a hot & sunny June afternoon at the Barcelona track, after an immense battle with Fiat Yamaha´s Valentino Rossi , with Dani Pedrosa finishing a close third.
He produced one of the best performances of his career, closely contesting the race lead with Rossi in an enthralling duel – the Australian eventually crossing the line just 0.069s ahead of the Italian.
Pedrosa had not won a Grand Prix for nearly a year at the time, but he was finding form and was ready to pounce in the event of any errors from the leading pair – ultimately finishing just 0.390s behind Stoner, who increased his World Championship lead to 14 points.
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