Stoner consistency the key to US MotoGP victory
Casey Stoner used the harder compound Bridgestone slicks to climb from third and take a decisive victory at Laguna Seca in MotoGP’s US Grand Prix. Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa’s early pace faded in the latter stages, and Stoner’s ascent to the lead in lap 27 of 32 proved decisive. Hirohide Hamashima, assistant to director of Bridgestone’s Motorsport Tyre Development Division said: “The harder option front and rear slicks were clearly the faster options today and, especially in the case of Casey, consistency was impressive. Whilst his fastest lap was a few tenths off the lap record, the total race time was 2.7 seconds faster than the previous record which is a very good indication of consistency and durability.