Misano - will leave MotoGP at the end of the season, Casey Stoner today are still sidelined through injury. It invites sympathy from Jorge Lorenzo, who is actually quite advantaged in terms of competition in the absence of Stoner.
Stoner, MotoGP champion last season, will again miss the San Marino MotoGP this weekend because he was undergoing postoperative recovery due to an ankle injury.
On board the rider standings, Stoner now sit three under Dani Pedrosa and Lorenzo the provisional standings. 46 points adrift of Stoner, Pedrosa and 59 points from Lorenzo.
After missing the last Brno and Misano weekend, Stoner also predicted to lose points in the next series. Repsol Honda rider was even more targeted again in Phillip Island, or the end of the second series.
That is, the opportunity to retain the title Stoner is now very thin even be spelled out. It is ironic and far from ideal since it is his last season in MotoGP.
In terms of competition is actually profitable for themselves Lorenzo. If earlier he also had a tight battle with Stoner, the Yamaha rider Dani Pedrosa has now lived as the toughest challenger. However, Lorenzo Stoner proved to be lost.
"I think if it does not crash then Casey would still be in the championship. I'd prefer to be able to beat him while he was in linntasan, not being sidelined, and this year he was as usual very trying hard to pursue a degree," said Lorenzo in the stuff. co.nz.
"This is a very bad situation for Casey because he will retire at the end of the season and now he no longer has the opportunity to race for the world title hunt," he regrets sympathize.