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Stoner hopes to continue strong performance at Jerez

Casey Stoner might have surprised some people after the 21-year-old had beaten Valentino Rossi in the opening race in Qatar last week. The Ducati rider is looking forward to defend the lead in the championship in Jerez.

Speaking about the upcoming second round in the 2007 MotoGP World Championship Casey Stoner commented: "We go to Jerez in pretty good mood after the win. I'm so happy with the team and everything, and I feel like we'll get stronger as I get more used to the strengths of the Ducati and the Bridgestones. Qatar was perfect - I was able to set my own pace throughout the race, not pushing too much."

Stoner continued saying: "At Jerez I always seem to do reasonably well, never that great, but we'll see how things pan out this time. Around a lot of the track you need a quick-turning bike, so you can enter the corners quick and get on the gas quick. And you need a bike with good acceleration too. The other thing about Jerez is the first corner - it's always quite scary. The atmosphere is great, you really feel it during the build-up to the race but once the racing starts you just concentrate on the job in hand."

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