Australian Casey Stoner wants his MotoGP season at the famous Le Mans circuit in France kick off this weekend. Stoner had a difficult start to the year 2010, crash in the opening period of Grand Prix in Qatar before the fifth rank in Spain earlier this month. But if the Ducati rider back with a victory at Le Mans on Sunday he needs to overcome to do history.
In four starts at Le Mans Grand Prix Stoner best finish third in 2007 and has never started from pole position on the track. Ducati record is not much better, with Loris Capirossi in second place in 2006, the best team in Le Mans. "Because of the stop-go nature of the circuit in Le Mans, you need a bike that is very stable on the brakes but agile and quick off the road, especially in the slow passages," said Stoner.
"In the past we have often managed to be quick and run to the front, but we never leave with the results, which we had hoped." This year I think we can have higher expectations that the last two seasons there and we will certainly do our best to answer them. "But despite the disappointing results of the Italian brand in Le Mans, the owner of Stoner said this year the team has the bike at the end of drought." We have never produced extraordinary results in Le Mans, but this year I expect a good race I told both our drivers, team manager of Ducati Vittoriano Guareschi.
"Casey and Nicky (Hayden) are in good shape and GP10, with its more linear power curve, put less emphasis on this track and the tire should treat it easier for the driver to the title." The French Grand Prix, third stage of the MotoGP championship at Le Mans on Sunday
