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Stoner content after first Assen session
25 June 2009 / Results / PhotosCasey Stoner is pleased with the third fastest time from The Netherlands' first practice session on Thursday. The Australian, who currently leads the championship with Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi, finished just thirty-five thousandths of a second down on Randy de Puniet's leading time.
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"This afternoon went really well for us and we've started off where we left off in Catalonia, which is a great sign," said the 2007 Champion, who is one in the trio of men to have scored 106 points from the opening six races. "Generally with this bike we've had to make a lot of changes from track-to-track and we usually have to spend the first session working really hard to adapt the setup, but on this occasion it feels good out of the box."
With either Stoner or one of the Yamaha riders set to lead the standings after Assen, Ducati are aware of the consequences of mistakes. "We tried a couple of things during the session but once we got onto the harder front tyre it all clicked into place," Casey continued. "We could have gone a lot faster but I got held up on a couple of laps and then, on my last lap, I pushed the front a bit too hard and ran wide.
"We still have some improvements to make but, generally speaking, it is very positive to start out on the pace, especially at such a windy circuit because usually we struggle in the wind."
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