Stoner relieved after Aragon victory
Added on Monday, September 20th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Stoner relieved after Aragon victory
Casey Stoner spoke of his relief after he picked up his first win of the season in the first ever Aragon Grand Prix.
The Australian secured a comfortable win on what was Ducati’s strongest weekend since the 2007 Australian Grand Prix, with Nicky Hayden securing a third place finish from Jorge Lorenzo on the final lap.
And Stoner, who will leave Ducati for Honda at the end of the season, spoke of his relief at finally ending his win-less streak, which stretches back to Malaysia last season.
“This win is a big relief, to be honest! We had the first race in Qatar wrapped up until I made a mistake and there have been other opportunities to win this year that I have missed out on through my own errors.
“We have had a lot of problems trying to find the final two or three tenths to run with Dani and Jorge this season but we changed the bike completely this weekend to adjust my position on it and got it working almost how we want it to.
“I had a little slip off in warm-up this morning which was a worry going into the race. I was staying away from every white line that I could over the first few laps but we were able to pick up the pace when we needed to and bring home a win.
“I want to thank the team, the factory and everybody who has stuck by me – I’m just sorry it took so long!”
