Stoner praises team effort
Added on Monday, October 18th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Stoner praises team effort
Casey Stoner claimed that his victory in Phillip Island yesterday was an all-round team effort as he claimed his third MotoGP victory in four races at his home circuit.
Stoner, who also claimed the Australian Grand Prix victory for the fourth year in a row, was understandably delighted with the victory in Victoria but that it was a team effort from the Ducati garage, with teammate Nicky Hayden also finishing strongly with a fourth place finish.
“This feels really nice. I think when I won two in a row here nobody expected me to make it three but having done that I felt there was a lot of expectation on me today,” claimed Stoner. “To be fair we have been going for the win at the last four races – unfortunately I slipped off on the first lap at Sepang but we’ve made up for that this weekend.
“Everything has gone well for us, we have been happy with the bike from the first practice and the support from the fans has been fantastic. I have to admit that before the race I was feeling the pressure, I was more nervous than I normally am but maybe I should be like that more often because I didn’t make mistakes!
“I am really happy with the way I rode today but every single person in the team has done a great job this weekend so my thanks go to them and I hope we can keep it going to the end of the season.”
