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Hayden believes title is still up for grabs

Repsol Honda rider Nicky Hayden believes he still has a small chance of winning the 2007 MotoGP world championship. The 25-year-old American rider is 99 points behind on championship leader Casey Stoner.

"Deep down I believe in myself as much as I ever did and I believe I can turn things around," Stoner told BBC's Five Live. "I can't wait for Friday at Donington. I know I'm up to the challenge.

"We didn't make the transition as good as we liked and some of our competitors have caught us off guard - I need to do a better job of riding this 800," Hayden said. "I'm honest with myself - I know I've made some mistakes, I fell off in France with only a few laps to go and I've got to take the blame for that. But I've got some good guys in my corner and that gives me confidence as much as anything.

"I've put myself in a hole but I'm excited to fight my way out of it. I've got plenty of work to do to just get back - obviously first I need to get back on the podium, then winning races, but racing's a funny game, things change quickly. I know if I don't get back up front immediately any chances of having a good overall finish go out the window but I'm honestly not worried."

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