Stoner: Rossi Difficult to Predict

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Sepang - Valentino Rossi looks bad with Ducati during pre-season test session at Sepang, some time ago, does not necessarily make the veteran racer champion marginalized from your favorites. Casey Stoner admitted the performance of The Doctor is difficult to predict.

This MotoGP world champion seven times does not indicate his quality as one of the top candidates of champion in three times the official tests he done with Desmosedici GP11 at Sepang circuit, beginning this February. Rossi always fails to compete in front row, because of his shoulder condition that has not recovered completely.

Regardless of the injury factor, many poor people assessing the performance of The Doctor was a signal that the golden age of the owner of number 46 has been exhausted. Rossi predicted unable to compete with a number of rivals such as Stoner, Dani Pedrosa, or even a world champion and former team-mate at Yamaha, Jorge Lorenzo.

Response to this, Stoner does not necessarily agree with the opinions of these circles. The Honda rider was just worried, because he and some other riders do not know with certainty the potential of Rossi. Stoner was afraid that this is a ploy of The Doctor to then make a surprise when the competition rolling, next March.

“I understand how bad the conditions of shoulder injury that experienced, because I also had the same injury and had surgery before the start of season 2006. So, know how big a problem it will affect it, “said Stoner.

“However, until eventually he is completely 100 percent fit, it is difficult for us to predict his performance on motor,” he said.