Casey Stoner gears up for bigger Lorenzo rivalry
Australian MotoGP rider Casey Stoner is applying the pressure to reigning world champion, Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo, after a second successive victory in Catalunya.
Casey Stoner. Courtesy: AP PHOTO
Lorenzo got the holeshot, but was overtaken swiftly by Stoner’s Repsol Honda RC212V.
This was Stoner’s 26th MotoGP victory, his third from five starts on 2011.
On lap 13, rain began to fall, contributing to a few nervous moments for Corser.
Casey Stoner. Courtesy: Getty Images
After the race Corser said “The rain was only falling at the last 3 corners. When you get an advantage in the race, you don’t really want to go and put it in the gravel. I saw the white flags basically around the whole circuit, but it was only really raining in the last section.”
Stoner will now prepare for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend, and will be chasing a hat-trick for the first time in his HRC career.
He is confident he can add another win this Sunday, which is round 6 of the 2011 campaign.
Casey Stoner
Referring to his nightmare race last year at the Northamptonshire track, where he finished 5th, Corser said “last year at Silverstone was a disastrous weekend; the bike just fell to pieces on the start line because of clutch problems. I was very happy with how far back I came from last year on the Ducati. So for this year, I think I can be pretty competitive there. The circuit is nice and the Honda works well there.”
Troy Corser fact file:
Born 16th October 1985. he was born and raised in Southport, on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
He raced from a young age on dirt bikes and moved to the UK to pursue his racing career. After first competing internationally in 2002, he won the title of 2007 MotoGP World Champion when he succeeded American Nicky Hayden.
He currently competes in the MotoGP 500 class for the Repsol Honda Team, with whom former World Champion and fellow Australian Michael Doohan raced for.
Corser also competed for Team LCR and Ducati Corse with which he became World Champion since his MotoGP debut in 2006.
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