Stoner: ‘we need to work hard’

Casey Stoner is confident that with a little work to find more grip with his bike he is able to attack in Germany. As Stoner had his third win in Holland last weekend, the Australian rider is ready to dial out an assortment of issues and be back on full pace in the next race. Stoner’s team-mate, Dani Pedrosa, won the last two MotoGP Sachsenring races.

There are some things that need to be sorted out before the race on Sunday. “In the long corners we are struggling a little more with our bike at the moment so we’re going to need to work hard on Friday and Saturday, try to find more grip from the edge of the tyre and also see if we can reduce the front chatter,” Stoner explains.

The 26-year old is looking forward to the race and is aware that unexpected things can happen at the track. “It’s a very interesting track – maybe not one of the greatest on the circuit, but has one of the best corners coming down the hill which is a little scary. It’s a good atmosphere there, though, with all the spectators so close to the track – it feels like a Coliseum! There’s always an interesting race there, as we saw last year, so we’ll see what this weekend has in store.”

Casey Stoner will retire at the end of this 2012 MotoGP season.

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