Stoner feeling refreshed for Aragon
Added on Friday, September 16th, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor
Stoner feeling refreshed for Aragon
Casey Stoner has claimed that he is ready to re-establish his lead in the MotoGP rider’s championship after feeling “totally worn out” at Misano a fortnight ago.
Stoner saw his lead in the rider’s standings cut to just 35 points after Jorge Lorenzo claimed victory in the San Marino Grand Prix, with Stoner being forced to settle for third position.
The result ended a run of three successive victories for Stoner, although the Repsol Honda man remains in the driving seat with just five races of the season remaining.
And the Aussie has claimed that he is heading to Aragon this weekend refreshed and ready to race, even if the circuit is not amongst his favourites.
“I’ve managed to rest since the hard race in Misano, where I was totally worn out,” said Stoner. “The hectic schedule we follow had drained me completely and I had no energy, nothing left to give, so I’ve enjoyed relaxing this past week and getting back to some training.
The Aragón track is OK, it’s not one of my favourite circuits and I feel it could be a little faster. We ran well there last year, mainly due to the fact we took a big step in the set up on the bike. This year we arrive there with a totally different bike so we have a lot of things to learn in FP1, getting the gearbox set up right and a few other things in general.
“It will be interesting to go there on the Honda, Dani was competitive there last year and I think we can work well there also, and expect a good result. We’ll get there and see what we can do.”
