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Stoner sees room for improvement
16 May 2008 / Results / PhotosCasey Stoner ended the first day of free practice for the Grand Prix de France as the second fastest rider around the Le Mans circuit on a cool (19° C) but dry start to the weekend. The World Champion ended the day satisfied with the job done by his crew but believes there is still room for improvements.
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Speaking about his day of practice Stoner said: "We're struggling a little bit in Turn 4, as we did last year. We need a little more acceleration coming onto the straights and it's a bit difficult for us in those tight but long corners. Tomorrow we'll make some changes to try and improve on that but basically the idea is to compensate for it by making our strong points even stronger. In any case today has been a good step for us because we haven't been really competitive in the last three races and it's good to start a Grand Prix in the right way again.
"This morning was going quite well but the setting wasn't quite right to be able to show what we could really do and then this afternoon we had a small problem with the engine on one of the bikes. The setting on the second bike wasn't perfect but the team made a small change that allowed me to go seven tenths quicker, so I was delighted with that. The weather forecast is a little all over the show, as it usually is here, and you never quite know what you're going to get so it's good to get two dry sessions under our belt. I'm happy with what we've got so far and ready for whatever the clouds throw at us tomorrow."
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