Speed and maturity has raced Stoner to dominance of the MotoGP world and is all set to wrap up his first MotoGP world title in style with victory at the Japanese Grand Prix, this weekend. With just four races left, Stoner is looming to become Australia’s first champion, since Mick Doohan.
However his Ducati teammate, the two-time defending champion at the Motegi circuit, Loris Capirossi although struggling this season, but this track has always favored him.
Keeping the title in sight, Stoner said,
In the last two years Loris has managed to stretch the field out, it’d be nice for me to be able to do that this weekend but my feeling is that everything is starting to get closer again now. It should be a nice tight race.
Yamaha’s Rossi who still trails by a massive 76 points behind Stoner kept his slim hopes alive for an eighth world title by winning the Portugal grand prix last week, which indeed has motivated his confidence level to a high.
Thinking of the championship seems somewhat out of reach for Rossi but at least he can try to keep it open, for as long as possible. Furthermore, Rossi has never won a race here, while Ducati is dominating the circuit for the past two years.
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Via: NZHerald
