The Ducati Marlboro Team goes into the Australian Grand Prix
following last month's historic Japanese GP where Casey Stoner
secured the 2007 MotoGP riders' World Championship and Loris
Capirossi won the race to complete a Motegi hat-trick. With the
riders' title now won, the Bologna-based squad is out to secure
the constructors' crown and the teams' championship, both of
which it currently leads.
Homecoming champ Stoner can expect an unforgettable welcome
at Philip Island, where extra grandstands have been built to
accommodate fans and advance ticket sales are up more than
150 pert cent. And the 21-year-old has already made it clear how
he wants to celebrate the title - by winning his ninth GP of the
year! Stoner is the second youngest winner of the premier-class
title (after American legend Freddie Spencer) and only the third
Australian to wear the crown after his childhood hero Mick Doohan
and Wayne Gardner. This year he has shown not only devastating
speed but also unerring consistency - he is the only man to have
scored at every round, with eight wins, one second place, two
thirds, a fourth, two fifths and a sixth.
Capirossi is also keen to continue his winning ways after his
brilliant Motegi win. The Italian, who took his first world title at
Phillip Island in 1990, has won three... read the full story