Stoner feels Ducati are getting closer
Added on Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Stoner feels Ducati are getting closer
Casey Stoner has admitted that he is looking forward to some close racing in Catalunya this weekend after admitting that Ducati are getting closer to solving the problems that have plagued them for much of the season.
Stoner put in a strong performance at Assen on Sunday, finishing third behind runaway championship leader Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa, raising hopes that the 2007 champion could be approaching form for a belated charge towards the top of the championship after a poor start to 2010.
And Stoner is looking forward to another classic Grand Prix in Barcelona this weekend, with memories of last season’s epic battle between Lorenzo and the currently injured Valentino Rossi.
“I have had some fantastic races at Catalunya in the past and others not so good but generally I have very fond memories there,” claimed Stoner. “I hope we can get around the issues we usually have there and be competitive because gradually we are getting better but we need to start picking up the results to show for it; it would be nice to start doing that at Catalunya.
“The layout is really nice, it’s quite a classic, but sometimes with our bike we have struggled to find grip there. We have to try and sort that out this year and hopefully I can have some fun because we normally get some really close racing here.”
