In last Sunday’s MotoGP race at Silverstone, Casey Stoner lost ten places after a bad start which saw him drop to the back of the field as the riders went into the first corner. But a superb ride from there onwards saw the Australian rise to fifth by the end. “I’m not happy with fifth [...]
According to reports from the Italian media, Australian Casey Stoner is planning to switch teams from Ducati to Honda following the 2010 MotoGP season that’s currently taking place. If true, that will punch a gaping hole in the Italian manufacturer’s rider lineup for 2011, leaving American Nicky Hayden alone in the race paddock (assuming he [...]
A crash when leading in Qatar meant the Australian left the opening race of the season with no points, but he is already looking to the season ahead to get his title challenge back on course. After dominating every session over the weekend at the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar, a mistake when leading the [...]
Casey Stoner heads into the opening race of the season in Qatar having been fastest in both practice sessions, qualifying, and now the warm-up. Casey Stoner’s strength at the Losail International Circuit was never in doubt coming into the opening round of the 2010 season at the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar this weekend, but [...]
Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden were both pleased with what they achieved across the two days of testing in Malaysia, despite the weather making Friday difficult. Casey Stoner “We are quite happy with the test. Today didn’t start really well because of the rain and the wet track, which set us back a few hours, [...]
Oh boy, things are really starting to get exciting—yesterday (January 13, 2010), Ducati unveiled the GP10 at Wrooom 2010, a yearly festvival held at Madonna di Campiglio. Claudio Domenicali, Ducati Motor’s General Manager, together with Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden presented the bike against the dramatic backdrop of the Dolomites from Patascoss slope. Claudio Domenicali [...]
Casey Stoner is looking forward to the new MotoGP season which starts at Losail in April, and says he feels in better condition than he has done for the past three years. The Australian’s well documented fitness problems which led to a three-race break in the 2009 World Championship are now well and truly behind [...]
Ducati Marlboro completed their test at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit on Wednesday with Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden having made good progress on their Desmosedici prototypes. Both were pleased with the changes made to their machines by Filippo Preziosi, with Stoner’s best lap of 1’31.900 the fastest of all riders across the three days, as [...]
Hat-trick for Australian Ducati rider Casey Stoner won for the third successive year at Phillip Island, with championship leader Valentino Rossi finishing second as Jorge Lorenzo crashed out on turn one at the Iveco Australian Grand Prix. Casey Stoner’s dominance of his home circuit continued on Sunday as the Australian won at Phillip Island for [...]
The Italian outfit has been working hard on two fronts since the end of July, on one hand liasing with doctors in Australia monitoring the progress being made by Casey and on the other continuing exhaustive development of the Desmosedici, on which Nicky has been able to make great strides, culminating with his podium finish [...]
