With just one more test remaining before the start of the 2009 MotoGP season, Andrea Dovizioso remains concerned about several aspects of his new Repsol Honda. The Italian, now steering development of the RC212V following Dani Pedrosa’s Qatar accident, finished the night test just eighth fastest and 1.7sec behind Ducati’s Casey Stoner. ”We have some small problems, it’s true” said the …

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INDIANAPOLIS, Wednesday, March 4, 2009: Day or night, Casey Stoner appears to be the rider to beat in MotoGP in 2009.

Casey Stoner was relieved that his injured wrist was less of an issue during this week’s Qatar test, but does not believe the problem is behind him yet

Valentino Rossi has played down Casey Stoner’s superiority in the Qatar night tests and believes he will be much closer to his main rival when they return to Losail for the season-opener in April

FORMER world champion Casey Stoner has comfortably outgunned Ducati teammate Nicky Hayden in MotoGP testing in Qatar, rebounding from a crash.

With Honda’s most successful rider for the past two MotoGP seasons, Dani Pedrosa, ruled out of the final night of testing at Qatar due to injury, it was LCR Honda’s Randy de Puniet who surprisingly emerged as the leading RC212V competitor – albeit in seventh position, 1.657sec from Ducati’s Casey Stoner. “Compared to the last test session in Sepang we made a big step forward,” said the …

Former world champion Casey Stoner has comfortably outgunned Ducati teammate Nicky Hayden in MotoGP testing in Qatar, rebounding from a crash. Stoner topped the timesheet despite rain and wind in tri

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