:00:38. > :00:46.Welcome to Phillip Island, one of the most dramatic stages in the
:00:46. > :00:49.world for motorcycle racing. This morning we have seen the location.
:00:49. > :00:54.Coming into this round Casey Stoner is leading the World Championship
:00:54. > :01:00.by 40 points, he needed to finish 10 points ahead of Jorge Lorenzo to
:01:00. > :01:05.wrap up the world title at his home. All that has changed. Now he needs
:01:05. > :01:10.to score 10 points. Unfortunately Jorge Lorenzo has been ruled out of
:01:10. > :01:16.this race through injury. It was a heavy crash this morning in the
:01:16. > :01:22.warm-up on the last lap in the last corner. He came off at high speed,
:01:22. > :01:28.coming out, fell heavily from the Yamaha M1 and got his hair trapped,
:01:28. > :01:34.causing dag to the ring finger on his -- damage to the ring ring
:01:34. > :01:40.finger on his left hand. We'll try to get a word with his team manager.
:01:40. > :01:46.In the meantime we'll speak to Tracey Spicer, things were worse
:01:46. > :01:51.for Yamaha. Ben -- for Ben Spies, he had a crash. We saw you out
:01:51. > :01:56.there in warm-up, we assume you were going to ride. Things have
:01:56. > :02:00.changed. Yes, I was out looking at the track, trying to look at the
:02:00. > :02:06.track. I wasn't really going anywhere. I took a shot to the head
:02:06. > :02:10.and didn't realise it, jumped on the bike. Last night I had the
:02:11. > :02:15.feeling that - we had a lot of bumps and bruises, maybe a cracked
:02:16. > :02:21.rib, but nothing too bad. I figured it would be a race of pain that we
:02:21. > :02:25.could get through it. After I woke up feeling fuzzy headed and I
:02:25. > :02:29.couldn't concentrate in warm-up for put half a lap together. We talked
:02:29. > :02:34.to the staff and everything. For safety it's not safe for me to be
:02:34. > :02:39.out there now, and I didn't want to get in the way of anybody else and
:02:39. > :02:45.ruin anyone else's race for take anyone else ow. It's unfortunate,
:02:45. > :02:49.more -- else out. It's unfortunate, more unfortunate for lors, we can't
:02:49. > :02:54.do anything -- Lars dad. We can't do anything about -- Jorge Lorenzo
:02:54. > :03:00.dad. We can't do anything about it. We have to be smart about it.
:03:00. > :03:06.about your team-mate. You've been in the position of winning a
:03:06. > :03:11.championship. He must be gutted. was going to be tough. Casey Stoner
:03:11. > :03:15.has been riding well. Pretty much unstoppable. There was still a way
:03:15. > :03:23.to keep it going, but Casey deserves it. Either way he gets it
:03:23. > :03:26.for sure. He rode like a champ all season long, if he does do it today,
:03:27. > :03:31.Phillip Island, in front of the Australians and it's his birthday.
:03:31. > :03:35.He deserves it, it's well deserved. It would have been nice to have
:03:35. > :03:39.fought it out longer. Whether it would have been this or next week,
:03:39. > :03:48.he would be the champion, and he deserves it. Thank you for speaking
:03:48. > :03:52.to us. I'm sorry about such bad luck today. It's OK. It's Casey's
:03:53. > :03:58.26th birthday. He could wrap up the time. We had a lovely interview
:03:58. > :04:03.lined up. We had gone fishing with him. All that is out of the window,
:04:03. > :04:08.everything's changed, he's tense. We have the next best thing. We've
:04:08. > :04:14.caught up with his dad. Colin, it's been a crazy day. What is the
:04:14. > :04:18.feeling in the Casey Stoner camp. It's positive, obviously. Casey is
:04:18. > :04:22.pretty special around here. It's a real shame that Jorge Lorenzo is
:04:22. > :04:30.not in there. From Casey's point of view he's sad about that. Jorge
:04:30. > :04:36.Lorenzo is a friend of his, he doesn't like to see it not be able
:04:36. > :04:42.to compete. Yes, other than that it is positive. I know that Casey went
:04:42. > :04:45.to see Jorge Lorenzo before he went to hospital. Has said anything
:04:45. > :04:50.about that. Yes, obviously Jorge Lorenzo is disappointed. At the end
:04:50. > :04:54.of the day they are good friends and had a good chat and said Jorge
:04:54. > :04:58.Lorenzo will be alright. That's the main thing. Makes it easier for
:04:58. > :05:03.Casey now to go ahead and win the title. What are the emotions like,
:05:03. > :05:07.what will they be like during the race for you guys. During the race
:05:07. > :05:12.it will be high. At the moment I'm pretty calm. I know once the motors
:05:12. > :05:16.fire up I will be nervous. Hopefully we'll talk with smiles at
:05:16. > :05:20.the end of the race. Great to hear from the Stoner camp. Not
:05:20. > :05:25.surprising that Colin is looking relaxed, the championship on a
:05:25. > :05:29.plate. What a disappointment for everyone not to have this go to the
:05:29. > :05:35.wire? It shot the fox. It was probably going to go down to
:05:35. > :05:40.Malaysia, it was hard to imagine Jorge Lorenzo not get on the podium.
:05:41. > :05:44.All Casey has to do is get around. Disappointing for the crowd, but
:05:45. > :05:49.they won't worry. They'll be drinking beer, it's Casey's
:05:49. > :05:54.birthday. Casey doesn't want it that way. He'd ridden well. He
:05:54. > :05:59.would have liked to have fought to the end. When we saw them in
:05:59. > :06:03.qualifying Casey Stoner did three laps on the 29 in the staple tyres,
:06:04. > :06:08.no-one got there except him -- same tyres, no-one got there except him.
:06:08. > :06:14.It's not over until it's over. The wind has picked up. We are wrapped
:06:14. > :06:20.up. There's a chill in the air. Anything can happen. The com box is
:06:20. > :06:27.warm. This is the most wind affected circuit. It would blow a
:06:27. > :06:32.dog off a chain. There's sea caps. He has to hang a right-hander.
:06:32. > :06:36.have ridden here. The first turn is hairy. It is, but the problem is
:06:36. > :06:41.the web-end speed. The wind is behind and at the front through
:06:42. > :06:49.that corner. That will be awkward. I have a shirt on, it's not that
:06:49. > :06:59.bad. No brain, no feeling. You two go and keep warm. Alright. So no
:06:59. > :07:04.Jorge Lorenzo, and no Ben Speez, and no Damian, the Australian
:07:04. > :07:08.stepping in for Loris Capirossi, steping in for Hector Barbera will
:07:08. > :07:12.not be here. They are not on the grid, but they were out in
:07:12. > :07:17.grid, but they were out in qualifying yesterday afternoon.
:07:17. > :07:20.Dani Pedrosa may have got out of the pit lane first, he had a
:07:20. > :07:28.strange, difficult session. Karel Abraham was in trouble with the
:07:28. > :07:31.Ducati. Ben Spees, the crest of the day on his Yamaha. He did come back.
:07:31. > :07:39.Jorge Lorenzo, last sector of the track giving it difficulty. Casey
:07:39. > :07:45.Stoner, how a sliding over the top of Lukey impressed everyone, even
:07:45. > :07:53.Mr Duan, the 5-time World Champion. A crash out of Siberia corner and
:07:54. > :07:58.up the hill. Karel Abraham, a big crash, he's OK. Alvaro Bautista,
:07:58. > :08:03.strong, Rizla Suzuki's best qualifier, he was on provisional
:08:03. > :08:08.front row until the last couple of minutes. Jorge Lorenzo pushing on,
:08:08. > :08:14.couldn't get the last part of the lap right. Casey Stoner strings
:08:14. > :08:22.three laps together, any one of which would have given him the poll
:08:22. > :08:25.position. After the warm-up crash by Jorge Lorenzo, it's changes for
:08:25. > :08:32.everyone except Casey Stoner. Alvaro Bautista on the Suzuki
:08:32. > :08:38.starts on the front row. Outstanding. Ben Andrea Dovizioso,
:08:38. > :08:44.Nicky Hayden, Dani Pedrosa on the second. Loris Capirossi ahead of
:08:44. > :08:54.team-mate Pramac Racing Team, then Karel Abraham, Tony Elias are the
:08:54. > :08:59.
:08:59. > :09:07.for his title shot. His 11th pole. So far one shoot off Mick Doohan's
:09:07. > :09:12.record set in 1997. On the front road of the grid is a first front
:09:12. > :09:16.rower, a winner in a 250CC class. What a performance from Alvaro
:09:16. > :09:20.Bautista to get himself on the front row of the grid for the first
:09:20. > :09:26.time ever in MotoGP. We were hoping to grab a word. With everything
:09:26. > :09:31.that happened, we are a bit late to the grid. Let's grab a word with
:09:31. > :09:35.Paul, the Team manager. What a performance, Phillip Island has
:09:35. > :09:40.been a bogus circuit for Rizla Suzuki, you can't believe you are
:09:40. > :09:45.on the front row. We qualified first, not first, and the
:09:45. > :09:49.unfortunate thing with Jorge Lorenzo, a sub-on spot. To be on
:09:49. > :09:54.the second row is a dream. We have not qualified on the second row
:09:54. > :10:03.anywhere. To turn up on the front row is surreal. We've had solid
:10:03. > :10:07.pace. 27 laps is a long way. It shows how fast Suzuki has come with
:10:07. > :10:13.the bike and how much his confidence increased. You can see
:10:13. > :10:17.how far they've come, how far are they going. Any news from Japan
:10:17. > :10:23.about next year. It will be better to get what I said on tape last
:10:23. > :10:26.weekend and leave it. We are not in a position where we have a
:10:26. > :10:31.commitment. Obviously it needs to happen soon or we'll miss the
:10:31. > :10:36.opportunities, including the kids on the bike. There's Alvaro
:10:36. > :10:43.Bautista, and another look at him on the front row of the grid. A
:10:43. > :10:47.winner. We are getting kicked off the grid already. Casey looking for
:10:47. > :10:54.the championship. He was a champion in 2007. Looking to be the first
:10:55. > :10:58.Honda rider to win at the circuit, thanks to him in the 800 CC era,
:10:58. > :11:03.winning four years for Ducati and led every lap here at Phillip
:11:03. > :11:08.Island for the past four years, apart from the first in 2009 and
:11:08. > :11:13.that was Dani Pedrosa who led. He's starting from the second row.
:11:13. > :11:18.Hopefully you have made it to the nice warm commentary box in time
:11:18. > :11:26.for this. Casey Stoner led every lap for the past four years. That's
:11:26. > :11:32.a nice picture. I tell you what, before we go to you guys. A quick
:11:32. > :11:37.word with Mick Doohan. Did you have that grip on the grid? Hand on
:11:37. > :11:42.Casey's bum, no. It's a great day, a great day for Casey. What do you
:11:42. > :11:47.think is going through his mind? Disappointment for everyone that
:11:47. > :11:52.Jorge Lorenzo is not on the grid. Even for him, I spoke to him. He is
:11:52. > :11:56.disappointed he's not going to be out here. He'd prefer to have Casey
:11:56. > :12:00.Stoner against him. You know what I mean? At the end of the day, what
:12:00. > :12:05.is going through his mind is to focus and get the best result. He's
:12:05. > :12:10.been fast all weekend, he knows if he focuses, tries to win the race
:12:10. > :12:16.the championship is his. If it all comes together. Could be big
:12:16. > :12:22.celebrations overnight with the birthday, the race win and the
:12:22. > :12:30.championships. Is it good to see the No.1 on the Repsol. If I was
:12:30. > :12:34.Spanish, yes. I won a few titles with the Repsol hond re,al be great.
:12:35. > :12:39.Equally -- Repsol Honda, it will be great. Equally it's great for Casey
:12:39. > :12:45.and motorcycle sport. I'm sure it will happen, if it doesn't happen
:12:45. > :12:51.today it will happen next week. He's had a great season. I wish him
:12:51. > :12:55.the best. Enjoy the race. Mike Doohan, won a few titles. I think
:12:55. > :13:00.it's something. There was a neat possess about them, he won them in
:13:00. > :13:04.a row, getting them out of the way. They were nicely lined up and Mike
:13:04. > :13:09.enjoying life in Australia, he's into the aviation world. It is
:13:09. > :13:15.blustery. We know that. A kiss from the wife before you set off. It's a
:13:15. > :13:19.big day for Casey Stoner. Sure is. Importantly, I hope he has good
:13:19. > :13:24.presents, but the world title is interesting. His dad said he hasn't
:13:24. > :13:30.got him a present. He'll win his own, I imagine. As you said, when
:13:30. > :13:35.we talked to Matthew, it ain't over until it's over. We have seen the
:13:35. > :13:42.most astonishing things. Ben Spies is not awe usual crasher. We'll
:13:42. > :13:47.point it -- not a usual crasher. They'll hit turn one at 150 m/h,
:13:47. > :13:55.that'll be the first get of how hard it is. After the loop there's
:13:55. > :14:00.a tail wind which partly caught out Ben Spies. That's certain. You
:14:00. > :14:06.enter the corner faster, you enter off line, on the bumps and down he
:14:06. > :14:11.went. There is the loop. Then downhill and the left-hander set
:14:11. > :14:16.there is second fastest part of the trk. Carrying serious speed. If --
:14:16. > :14:22.part of the track, carrying serious speed. You're flying, that's over
:14:22. > :14:30.20 knots when you get there. crowd at the fence will be there.
:14:30. > :14:34.155 m/h, it bashed him around, Honda Corner, up to Siberia and the
:14:34. > :14:41.Pacific Ocean or the Bass Strait on the right. Nothing between you and
:14:41. > :14:46.the Antarctic as Siberia Corner demonstrates. The good thing, as we
:14:46. > :14:52.watch the guys. The sun is out. It's 16. It's crept up to 29
:14:52. > :14:57.degrees. That makes it easier. can tell you there's a mixture of
:14:57. > :15:05.tyres, everyone has a soft front tire, a Bridgestone, and in the
:15:05. > :15:12.Honda Dani Pedrosa has the softer option, Casey Stoner and Andrea
:15:12. > :15:17.Dovizioso have the harder. You can tell yourself by looking at it.
:15:17. > :15:25.Colin Edwards and Bronwyn, Casey stoner's mother and father. He is a
:15:25. > :15:29.grand-dad, but he'll be another grand-dad soon. This straight is a
:15:29. > :15:33.long way to turn one, it is downhill. They'll be sheltered by
:15:33. > :15:37.the breeze, the banking and the trees on the right-hand side until
:15:37. > :15:42.they get to the first turn. We've seen crazy lines in the minor
:15:42. > :15:47.classes where the bikes are lighter, it's like tacking into the wind
:15:47. > :15:54.here. Everyone will be cautious of the first corner. Cal Crutchlow
:15:54. > :16:00.must have stalled. He'll have to start the bike. He is allowed a
:16:00. > :16:04.push to get him under way. It's dangerous not to, they'll give him
:16:04. > :16:13.a push to get him started. Desperate moments for Cal Crutchlow.
:16:13. > :16:20.Oh, no, it's fired. No, it has fired. Everyone's tyres are getting
:16:20. > :16:27.cold. They need a good push. His pull pulse will be higher.
:16:27. > :16:34.lights, but the breeze is cooling the front and rear tires. It's
:16:34. > :16:38.fired up. The machine is fired up. We are ready for a start in
:16:38. > :16:43.Australia. They are away. Casey Stoner taking a bold food, down
:16:43. > :16:47.they go. Wide trying to get past. Coming up on one of the Pramac
:16:47. > :16:51.machines hooking into the right. It is Casey Stoner through by a
:16:51. > :16:58.country mile. Look at who is with him, mon other than Nicky Hayden,
:16:58. > :17:02.on the Ducati, -- none other than Nicky Hayden, on the Ducati, how
:17:02. > :17:06.about that. Ducati Best qualifier on the Ducati. Valentino Rossi in
:17:06. > :17:10.the mix. There you have him. Dani Pedrosa. Casey Stoner getting the
:17:10. > :17:16.tyres up to temperature, there's no rush. Birthday boy, he has to keep
:17:16. > :17:22.taking it home. You know he'll finish in the top six if he stays
:17:22. > :17:28.upright and the engine goes. Casey Stoner, 27. Nicky Hayden behind him.
:17:28. > :17:32.Marco Simoncelli, Dani Pedrosa makes up one spot in P6. Valentino
:17:32. > :17:35.Rossi stalking the back of Dani Pedrosa, and in front of Dani
:17:35. > :17:41.Pedrosa, of course, is Alvaro Bautista, who started on the front
:17:41. > :17:45.row but hasn't quite made stick. There were spots of rain on the
:17:45. > :17:53.camera. I don't know if it was a shower. It could happen any time.
:17:53. > :17:59.It blows and rains when it wants. big move straight down by ked. The
:17:59. > :18:03.Ducati - yes, Cal Crutchlow having a moment dealing with Hiroshi
:18:03. > :18:08.Aoyama. They race for an hour, that's a lot of weather coming our
:18:08. > :18:18.way. Down we go, Casey Stoner heads council, and across the stripe for
:18:18. > :18:19.
:18:19. > :18:26.the first time he goes. Leading. 38.494. That's not bad. Valentino
:18:26. > :18:31.Rossi has gone from 13th to 7th. Well done. You can she him already.
:18:31. > :18:34.They were basically two lumps -- you can see him already. They were
:18:34. > :18:40.basically two lumps, you can see where Alvaro Bautista lost it, it
:18:40. > :18:45.was a stomper from Nicky Hayden, he was on the second row, let's not
:18:45. > :18:49.forget. Alvaro Bautista with a look down the inside there. Couldn't
:18:49. > :18:55.quite get on terms with Andrea Dovizioso. Dani Pedrosa didn't get
:18:55. > :18:59.it together in qualifying, the warm-up was faster, I spoke to the
:18:59. > :19:09.engineers and said what have you done. They said "Nothing, he got
:19:09. > :19:11.
:19:11. > :19:16.his finger out", he's battling for third were Andrea Dovizioso. Up the
:19:16. > :19:21.hill. Tricky part of the circuit. This is absolutely rotten luck not
:19:21. > :19:25.having Jorge Lorenzo to push this hard. He would have been on the
:19:25. > :19:29.podium. I'm afraid for Casey, it may have spoilt his birthday party,
:19:29. > :19:34.he takes the championship to Malaysia, Marco Simoncelli is
:19:34. > :19:39.trying to get underneath the Ducati He may have done it. He has, that's
:19:39. > :19:44.a tough place to pass. He is through. Marco Simoncelli is
:19:44. > :19:51.looking for another podium, looking to better a third. He's over the
:19:51. > :19:55.line. Casey Stoner already in the lead, a 2 second lead. He did a
:19:55. > :20:01.1:30.983, absolutely extraordinary on the third lap, second lap.
:20:01. > :20:05.Simoncelli on to the Ducati, the next Honda is Marco Simoncelli. The
:20:05. > :20:09.Suzuki, and Dani Pedrosa, and behind Valentino Rossi. That lead
:20:09. > :20:16.is extraordinary. 1:30.9 for Casey Stoner, that would have qualified
:20:16. > :20:22.him use fully. It's the move. Marco Simoncelli just tucked in. Between
:20:22. > :20:32.11 and 12, jams it down the inside. A beautiful move. He took the tight
:20:32. > :20:36.line, made it work. He's now in second. That's a close part of the
:20:36. > :20:42.track where Jorge Lorenzo had his crash Yes, hoo Wendt down and
:20:42. > :20:47.nailed his ring finger, -- he went down and nailed his ring finger.
:20:47. > :20:53.They can rebuild it. He may lose the nail but not too much of the
:20:54. > :20:57.finger. Obviously the thing is to finish off the injury and tidy it
:20:57. > :21:02.up with plastic surgery. It will be interesting next weekend. I believe,
:21:02. > :21:06.I'm not taking it away, I'm sure it's painful. Had Jorge Lorenzo
:21:06. > :21:12.been within five points, he would have been out there. He probably
:21:12. > :21:18.decided he would not ride, but if you scrambled for a few points I'm
:21:18. > :21:23.convinced he'd be out there. It's a big move, Andrea Dovizioso putting
:21:23. > :21:29.- look at the Suzuki, watch this, going around the outside. Gutsy.
:21:29. > :21:35.He's made a break. Blown wide. story, hit the slipstream, too hot,
:21:35. > :21:38.dragged in there and had to go off the wide side. The Honda seemed to
:21:38. > :21:42.have the horsepower in the slipstream. That is interesting. We
:21:42. > :21:52.used to see the Ducati with the last part, blasting everything else
:21:52. > :22:04.
:22:04. > :22:09.down the straight. Casey Stoner is the fastest lap. Lap record 130.05
:22:09. > :22:16.past Alvaro Bautista, the blue machine, the Suzuki. Shuffleing
:22:16. > :22:22.back to sixth, a good result for him. Importantly for Dani Pedrosa,
:22:22. > :22:27.holding him at bay. The Suzuki just running, he's with the front group.
:22:27. > :22:31.It's the best from the Suzuki for a long time. I remember Suzuki were
:22:31. > :22:36.lapped at the same time as the Superbike. They are two seconds of
:22:36. > :22:41.a lap faster. They have the safety work down, let's hope and pray
:22:41. > :22:47.there are no answers to what Suzuki is up to. I have a feeling they'll
:22:47. > :22:55.be there. Demi Moore getting out with a smile on his face. The Honda
:22:55. > :23:00.horse, and small front area of Dani Pedrosa. Dani Pedrosa carrying it
:23:00. > :23:05.through, making it stick. Nicky Hayden trying to look back, he does.
:23:05. > :23:10.Slipped back again. Nice move by the Ducati rider. In through the
:23:10. > :23:16.southern loop, down the hill. He needs to sort it better on the exit.
:23:16. > :23:23.Dani Pedrosa is coming back, 150 m/h, in case you are wondering, all
:23:23. > :23:27.the time the Suzuki's Alto stalks him. Honda corner is tentative.
:23:27. > :23:33.Look at that, Alvaro Bautista noticed that. He did. Alvaro
:23:33. > :23:38.Bautista is fast on the exit. Goodnight him is Valentino Rossi in
:23:38. > :23:44.seventh place. -- sitting behind him is Valentino Rossi in sent
:23:44. > :23:50.place, he wasn't expecting to follow a Suzuki. Everyone wins a
:23:50. > :23:56.prize except the guys in the Yamaha Factory Racing team. Here is a guy
:23:56. > :24:01.that's been around a few times. Beaten up. And I think - we heard
:24:01. > :24:09.from him. He can cope with a broken rib. When he starts being fuzzy,
:24:09. > :24:19.it's dangerous for you and everyone else. Let's have a ride with this
:24:19. > :24:23.
:24:23. > :24:29.boy. 200 m/h. Just about. Nothing wrong with that. Side by side, but
:24:29. > :24:36.no, he carries and breaks, Nicky Hayden, keeping him at bay. They
:24:36. > :24:42.have their tails up. It looks like it will happen with Suzuki,
:24:42. > :24:45.depending on how the tyre ware goes, Alvaro Bautista says it makes a
:24:45. > :24:54.difference having good tyres. Alvaro Bautista has gone for the
:24:54. > :25:00.hard at the rear. Everyone on the soft. It should come to him at the
:25:00. > :25:06.end. Remember this time. He's four seconds down the rode from Marco
:25:06. > :25:11.Simoncelli, Dani Pedrosa, all in the thick of it, he's on his own.
:25:11. > :25:16.He's nailing it now, 22 laps to go, there could be a rain shower,
:25:16. > :25:24.change of the boats. It will be nice to have a five second buffer,
:25:24. > :25:29.he has 4.1 at the moment. Casey Stoner, 26 today. He's got 11 pole
:25:29. > :25:34.positions for the season. The record held by the man Matt was
:25:34. > :25:44.talking to, Mick Doohan with 12 in a season. Doohanable. Absolutely.
:25:44. > :25:48.
:25:48. > :25:54.Two more races to go. Malaysia next weekend. Sneaking through. Hiroshi
:25:54. > :26:00.Aoyama signed to go back to world superbakes with Team Carter It's a
:26:00. > :26:05.shame to lose him, good for Johnny Ray, it's a shame to lose him.
:26:05. > :26:10.They'll never cut the MotoGP, he was the last of the 250 world
:26:10. > :26:16.champions, an excellent rider. went wrong for him at silver stop,
:26:16. > :26:21.with a nasty back in-- Silverstone, with a nasty back injury. That's a
:26:21. > :26:28.good enough view for you. You are riding with haiden, looking back at
:26:28. > :26:34.-- Nicky Hayden, and looking back at Alvaro Bautista. Honda corner,
:26:34. > :26:39.the corner that catches many out. Most of the teams use first gear.
:26:39. > :26:47.We have seen so many injuries, arguably you'd say we forget this
:26:47. > :26:52.is the fastest average at that speed that we go to. Pretty much.
:26:52. > :27:00.Everything's third, fourth year. This is the big one. When you think
:27:00. > :27:05.of 150 m/h, and Jorge Lorenzo, 130 m/h. All the crashes and the injury.
:27:05. > :27:10.MG Corner, number 58 crashed every session. That's about the only
:27:10. > :27:17.place he could crash. Three crashes, looking good at the moment. We ride
:27:17. > :27:24.with the Jarra camp. Looking at the angles, a cloud on the right. We
:27:24. > :27:30.have 20 laps, there's a seagull in the air. Be careful there. They can
:27:30. > :27:36.hurt. They can. I have seen a few thumped over the years. He - yes,
:27:36. > :27:40.there's rain on the camera, a little shower. You said before
:27:40. > :27:45.Alvaro Bautista - I don't know if he stuffed it down the inside of
:27:45. > :27:51.Nicky Hayden. That is moment city that is. Boy oh boy. That's wide.
:27:51. > :27:56.That was in the slipstream. You get a lot of bucketing there. You get
:27:56. > :28:02.the wind, you saw me went to put out his leg, went out too far, a
:28:02. > :28:07.big moment for Cal Crutchlow, powered into the straight into the
:28:07. > :28:12.Doohan Corner. 30 m/h winds he has to look hook into the Right hander
:28:12. > :28:17.there. He's speeding his way around. Bike number 7 got through him. Cal
:28:17. > :28:24.Crutchlow is all over him. He has to pick a way through. Look at this,
:28:24. > :28:32.his leg will come out. It's such a big moment. Had to run out wide.
:28:32. > :28:40.That would be awkward and scary. slippery part of the circuit. The
:28:40. > :28:46.boss is watching. Andrea Dovizioso is tied up for next year. Karel
:28:46. > :28:49.Abraham -- Loris Capirossi stalking the back of the group. We look at
:28:49. > :28:57.Hiroshi Aoyama, and team-mate Marco Simoncelli making a move, getting
:28:57. > :29:00.through. Honda, Ducati, Yamaha and Ducati, that's at the front end.
:29:00. > :29:10.Hiroshi Aoyama's bike moving around. This corner, you can't do it
:29:10. > :29:21.
:29:21. > :29:31.justice. It goes on forever. It's Randy de Puniet, there are still
:29:31. > :29:37.
:29:37. > :29:42.causing him. I like him very much. You look at Valentino Rossi having
:29:42. > :29:50.You look at Valentino Rossi having You look at Valentino Rossi having
:29:50. > :29:58.a strangely lonely race. Better stick it out. A bit more rain on
:29:58. > :30:02.the lines. This is big stuff. was big stuff there. I think he got
:30:02. > :30:08.a bit impatient at that corner. The Nicky Hayden is still in front at
:30:08. > :30:18.this time. There is a rain shower, let's hope the track does not get
:30:18. > :30:18.
:30:18. > :30:26.too wet. There is a massive downpour. Action stations here.
:30:26. > :30:32.Those bikes will be sitting with wet tyres on. No radio or anything
:30:32. > :30:36.else. They will just the when and if the Ryder decides. It will have
:30:36. > :30:43.to be quite a big shower in my opinion. Will he make it this time?
:30:43. > :30:53.Are trying to find his way through, very close. Kenny come to the left?
:30:53. > :30:55.
:30:55. > :31:01.Bike number 69 says her them off again. They're having a lot of fun.
:31:01. > :31:11.That is the trickiest part. Meeting the weather. I think he was after
:31:11. > :31:13.
:31:13. > :31:20.their laid. -- that lead. I would suspect that Casey Stoner probably
:31:20. > :31:30.has hit back to the League. You can see the suspension their loaded up
:31:30. > :31:30.
:31:30. > :31:34.completely. Not a lot of rain there at the moment. Casey Stoner is a
:31:34. > :31:44.magician on a motorcycle. That is amazing to watch. Extraordinary
:31:44. > :31:46.
:31:46. > :31:52.stop. Back to the street. Three Honda's. -- back to these three.
:31:52. > :31:56.You can coming in any way want. You are saying water splashing up from
:31:56. > :32:02.the tyres. Casey Stoner will be cursing the weather here in Phillip
:32:02. > :32:08.Island. That is the last thing he needed. He has to decide what is
:32:08. > :32:12.going on and who is going to make the run to the pit lane first. You
:32:12. > :32:22.know what is going to happen? You come in, change your bike, the sun
:32:22. > :32:24.
:32:24. > :32:31.comes out and it is dry. He says he is surprised and the ladies are
:32:31. > :32:39.here. I did not say that. They are all getting ready there. The sun is
:32:39. > :32:43.still out. It is windy. I think as he is down in pit lane, let's get
:32:43. > :32:51.some news. It is a really tough one to call down here because the sun
:32:51. > :32:56.is out and shining over pit lane. It is down from about turn one. We
:32:56. > :33:01.will have to wait and see what happens. The team have their second
:33:01. > :33:11.bite out ready for any riders who do decide to come in. Marco
:33:11. > :33:12.
:33:12. > :33:19.Simoncelli still trying to hold these guys at bay. This is the
:33:19. > :33:29.fight for third place in the championship. Car and the Dani
:33:29. > :33:30.
:33:30. > :33:38.Pedrosa -- current leak -- currently. We are going to get a
:33:38. > :33:44.passer or not? Two things going on. When it is when you like this, it
:33:44. > :33:49.drives the track. The only scary thing is, you are riding one of
:33:49. > :33:59.these bikes, you touch the brakes at 200mph and you get a massive
:33:59. > :34:00.
:34:00. > :34:06.splash on your wiser because the rain hits your visor. Casey Stoner
:34:06. > :34:13.has gone to one 31.88. That is about a second slower. He has the
:34:13. > :34:23.buffer so he is in good shape. Nasty cloud over towards the say.
:34:23. > :34:24.
:34:24. > :34:34.It could go either way. -- over it to be seen. We have a look at the
:34:34. > :34:34.
:34:34. > :34:41.Whitecaps in the distance. Nicky Hayden, Valentino Rossi is a second
:34:41. > :34:48.behind him. He said at the start of the weekend he reckons he can bring
:34:48. > :34:52.-- win it. He has capitalised on the brain, has not backed up for as
:34:52. > :35:02.much as everyone else. Valentino Rossi is right on the back of Nicky
:35:02. > :35:07.Hayden. Many more modifications have gone to his bike. He has not
:35:07. > :35:14.been the fastest Ducati by a long way. Dani Pedrosa has not been the
:35:14. > :35:24.fastest on but either. Even with he and his small front, he got tucked
:35:24. > :35:24.
:35:25. > :35:31.in their behind Andrea Dovizioso. You know better than I do the turns.
:35:31. > :35:41.It is so imperative to know the terms. He is on the outside but is
:35:41. > :35:43.
:35:43. > :35:50.he going to go for the inside line? He looks a little bit deeper there.
:35:50. > :35:55.Real wind, tail went into that corner. The wind and the fact that
:35:55. > :36:04.you are on an exposed bit of circuit, if we look at it received
:36:04. > :36:14.from a trackside view... Keep an eye on that front tyre. He will
:36:14. > :36:22.
:36:22. > :36:27.surely have to pass Nicky Hayden. The body language is not Valentino
:36:27. > :36:31.Rossi. It is not as aggressive as we have seen over the years. I
:36:31. > :36:36.truthfully believe at the moment he is saying, until the bike gets as
:36:36. > :36:42.good as I want it, I am not about to lay it all on the line. This
:36:42. > :36:50.could be a good one. I think he got but -- got through better.
:36:50. > :37:00.Valentino Rossi is in close enough. He looks so much better out there.
:37:00. > :37:03.
:37:03. > :37:13.What about here? Can we do anything on the south slope? -- Southern
:37:13. > :37:23.Loop? They stretched Alan Maryam over the front end of the chassis
:37:23. > :37:32.
:37:32. > :37:42.should give it more stretched. -- They stretched aluminium. Alvaro
:37:42. > :37:43.
:37:43. > :37:50.Bautista outer Siberia and up over the hill. -- out of Siberia. Anyone
:37:50. > :38:00.who has gone for the soft retire in this rain would be benefited. --
:38:00. > :38:02.
:38:03. > :38:09.rear tyre. There is definitely Rayner. It is drizzle. I think he
:38:09. > :38:19.was the one he was pushing it more than anyone else. It was a late
:38:19. > :38:19.
:38:19. > :38:27.break. There are still points to be had. He keeps jamming the points in.
:38:27. > :38:32.See how what the grasses. I think he is risking a bit too much. He
:38:32. > :38:38.would be training the front brake in. The front unloaded first then
:38:38. > :38:45.the rear end of the bike. The grass is wet, there is enough drizzle.
:38:46. > :38:55.was almost through also. That was very lucky that Andre about Sister
:38:56. > :39:03.
:39:03. > :39:13.did not get tangled up in that. feel for Casey Stoner. There is not
:39:13. > :39:22.a lot of rain there. This is where Valentino Rossi crashed. That is
:39:22. > :39:31.his version of knocking up a couple of seconds. Everyone else is doing
:39:31. > :39:41.33.4. He is still a second faster than every other person. But the
:39:41. > :39:41.
:39:42. > :39:47.wind is blowing, the sun has gone in. Down the bottom end of the
:39:47. > :39:54.circuit, that seems to be where... Often you will get these squalls.
:39:54. > :40:04.The guts of rain seems to be elsewhere. Valentino Rossi over
:40:04. > :40:14.
:40:14. > :40:24.here. Andreas -- untrue ever tester -- Alvaro Bautista very lucky that.
:40:24. > :40:25.
:40:25. > :40:30.-- lucky there. It is extraordinary. They should be more people out here
:40:30. > :40:40.for Valentino Rossi. It was looking for a half decent results. He was
:40:40. > :40:41.
:40:41. > :40:51.coming through faster. I think he was risking it just a touch. That
:40:51. > :41:01.is two none finishes in thank you races. Cal Crutchlow has tipped his
:41:01. > :41:03.
:41:03. > :41:13.way up. He is in the top ten. He is through and has made it stick. I
:41:13. > :41:16.
:41:16. > :41:25.spoke too soon. That is down the slip road at Honda corner. In the
:41:25. > :41:31.race it costs to Dili. An awful lot of time. This could be his best
:41:31. > :41:36.ever result. He has kept his head down and tried to stay out of
:41:36. > :41:42.trouble. Colin Edwards having a lonely race, three seconds behind
:41:43. > :41:52.Nicky Hayden. Cal Crutchlow in a battle that is still going on. He
:41:53. > :41:53.
:41:53. > :41:57.has lost a bit of time because he now has Abraham in front of him.
:41:57. > :42:07.takes them a while to get back up to speed. Cal Crutchlow trying to
:42:07. > :42:15.
:42:15. > :42:25.capitalise on love. -- capitalise on that. Quite low on the inside. -
:42:25. > :42:27.
:42:27. > :42:32.- Cal Crutchlow on the inside. Hiroshi Aoyama on the inside.
:42:32. > :42:42.looks very uncomfortable, may be trying to adjust the front brake.
:42:42. > :42:44.
:42:44. > :42:54.Cal Crutchlow on the inside. Something not going on there.
:42:54. > :42:57.
:42:57. > :43:02.Crutchlow is riding with real attitude debt. -- attitude there.
:43:02. > :43:12.Tony Elliott is having a lonely ride. We have lost Valentino Rossi
:43:12. > :43:17.and a couple of others of others got other -- going. Meanwhile,
:43:18. > :43:24.Casey Stoner has gone from a six- second lead to a four-second lead.
:43:24. > :43:34.He knows what he has to do. He has 10 laps to go. The rain has stopped
:43:34. > :43:35.
:43:36. > :43:45.now. The sun is out again. They will be pretty happy. That is a
:43:46. > :43:48.
:43:48. > :43:53.pretty fast right-hander there. Everything is going wide, trying to
:43:53. > :44:03.chain -- turn left. Simon sin bin Shelley is easing out. Quite an
:44:03. > :44:07.
:44:07. > :44:17.impressive performance. -- Simmons Cele. -- Simon 7 Selly -- Marco
:44:17. > :44:35.
:44:35. > :44:45.not only a battle for third place in the race but in the championship.
:44:45. > :44:45.
:44:46. > :44:55.One. Between these two. He would really want to back a result.
:44:56. > :45:01.
:45:01. > :45:11.point between these two. He is very solid and a former world champion.
:45:11. > :45:19.
:45:19. > :45:27.Siberia corner as we start the that Casey Stoner is extremely
:45:27. > :45:35.relieved that this shower has blown away. He has come in and changed
:45:35. > :45:45.the bikes. Some very tricky moments of that comes on. Very exciting for
:45:45. > :45:56.
:45:56. > :46:06.the viewers at home. Thanks for the ride, that was fantastic. This is a
:46:06. > :46:09.
:46:09. > :46:19.proper, fast-flowing circuit. Crutchlow, look at the back. He
:46:19. > :46:23.
:46:23. > :46:33.Toni Elias us on the outside. Hayden had a cracking start. What
:46:33. > :46:34.
:46:34. > :46:44.Nicky Hayden. It tardy start for Colin Edwards. He had a lawful get
:46:44. > :46:48.
:46:48. > :46:58.off the line. You would not have thought you would have seen it much
:46:58. > :46:58.
:46:58. > :47:08.of Casey Stoner until the end, but he is behind by five seconds again.
:47:08. > :47:09.
:47:09. > :47:14.As you can see Dani Pedrosa has got next Leader advantage. -- or later.
:47:14. > :47:19.A collapse. Who is going to get this one? I can tell you that as
:47:19. > :47:29.far as tyres are concerned, they have different tyres. Dani Pedrosa
:47:29. > :47:32.
:47:32. > :47:37.has a softer of the options. Dani Pedrosa is light and easy on tyres.
:47:37. > :47:46.He seems to be getting him on the southern low. It is quite possible
:47:46. > :47:56.for Pedrosa to hang on to this. Has he actually managed to the
:47:56. > :47:59.
:47:59. > :48:09.switchback? Cannot yet he has not. Nicely done. You saw at defensive
:48:09. > :48:15.
:48:15. > :48:22.line. The back wheel came up again. The infamous switchback out of this
:48:22. > :48:30.term. Nicely positioned for the inside. Once you have the front
:48:30. > :48:39.wheel on the inside, you have the right on the outside. You would
:48:39. > :48:45.think he has a slight advantage. Even when he was chasing, I'm just
:48:45. > :48:55.trying to think that when Dani Pedrosa was chasing he was closing
:48:55. > :48:56.
:48:56. > :49:01.in. No-one seemed to miss out then. The world champions are now side-
:49:01. > :49:11.by-side. Dani Pedrosa is time -- trying to take the lead back.
:49:11. > :49:24.
:49:24. > :49:31.looks like key had the lead. Cal Crutchlow are still in there. Ear
:49:31. > :49:40.plugs will be provided. They're having a great old scrap all the
:49:40. > :49:47.way through. Cal Crutchlow is in the mix, number 35. These four had
:49:47. > :49:57.been at it hammer and tongs for most of the race. For the last
:49:57. > :49:57.
:49:57. > :50:05.several laps, very much so. I would say they are pretty sore. He has
:50:05. > :50:15.got a dislocated shoulder. Down the inside, just kinda Jan did up the
:50:15. > :50:19.inside. I think Honda is easier. As you come down the hill you can see
:50:19. > :50:29.them trying to get up the inside then. The way the Honda corner
:50:29. > :50:32.
:50:32. > :50:42.works is that it is dry on the inside. If someone compromises
:50:42. > :50:46.
:50:46. > :50:54.their lead, they can't get again. Through this type stuff down the
:50:54. > :51:04.bottom here in the Honda, as you can sneak through there. The track
:51:04. > :51:11.
:51:11. > :51:20.has dried out. Casey Stoner has pulled up back to 5.5 seconds.
:51:20. > :51:26.There are tears. 50 points will be left on the table after this race.
:51:26. > :51:36.50 remaining, so he will be crowned world champion at his home race. It
:51:36. > :51:40.
:51:40. > :51:47.must be a tremendous feeling for him, his family and everyone else.
:51:47. > :51:56.That is Casey Stoner cruise mode. These Honda's have different
:51:56. > :52:06.mapping on them. When we ran out listening Obama his dad is down in
:52:06. > :52:09.
:52:09. > :52:19.the pit lane then. They were saying that Casey was very upset about
:52:19. > :52:20.
:52:20. > :52:30.Lorenzo. Actually at a period in MotoGP where most of the riders get
:52:30. > :52:33.on with each other. The riders are getting on her a lot better. They
:52:33. > :52:43.reckon that Valentino Rossi was the one trying to get clear everyone
:52:43. > :52:48.
:52:48. > :52:57.cross at each other. Casey Stoner was asking Ben Spies how he was. Oh,
:52:57. > :53:07.Karel Abraham. The wings are gone and everything has gone. He has had
:53:07. > :53:08.
:53:08. > :53:18.some real difficulty in qualifying. It is a bit close to crash. Double
:53:18. > :53:28.world champion we are looking at here. First time in 2007. Oh, do
:53:28. > :53:38.not do that. Does that mean it is raining again? Look at this.
:53:38. > :53:38.
:53:38. > :53:48.Frantic action. You're better off cruising around slowly. Oh no,
:53:48. > :54:03.
:54:04. > :54:13.Bautista. Unido like it there just slow it down. He will not be
:54:14. > :54:15.
:54:15. > :54:21.able to come in. This championship never fails to amaze us. Nicky
:54:21. > :54:30.Hayden has come back again. He is being prudent. Imagine how far he
:54:30. > :54:36.is going to be behind when he goes back out. It is a bad place. A pit
:54:36. > :54:46.lane entry would take you so long. Maybe Nicky Hayden decided he could
:54:46. > :54:49.
:54:49. > :54:53.be the last one standing. Well Stoner come in? I doubt it. I do
:54:53. > :55:02.not think anything will happen. You just have to know the conditions
:55:03. > :55:12.here. Now the sun is out again. am seeing some bikes in the
:55:13. > :55:13.
:55:13. > :55:23.background. Marco Simoncelli has been actually smoked. But he has
:55:23. > :55:29.
:55:29. > :55:39.now gotten past. What does look at this gap. He took about three
:55:39. > :55:44.
:55:44. > :55:54.seconds off in one lap. Shearer's Diary armour, behind his Crutchlow.
:55:54. > :56:10.
:56:10. > :56:18.on the slippery part of the circuit. Two laps to go. He got enough
:56:18. > :56:28.championship points just on the scooter today. Karel Abraham has
:56:28. > :56:28.
:56:28. > :56:37.gotten on the bike again. Casey Stoner has lapped him. Marco
:56:37. > :56:42.Simoncelli is back again. That's all on four young and old.
:56:42. > :56:52.currently have seven motorcycles on the track. Nicky Hayden is down and
:56:52. > :56:58.
:56:58. > :57:07.seven. I think it was a foolish move from him. He is gambling. He
:57:07. > :57:17.has got five seconds over Simoncelli. Casey Stoner is poised
:57:17. > :57:27.on being the first man to win the World Championship and the last man.
:57:27. > :57:28.
:57:29. > :57:38.This will be Honda's first World Championship in this category.
:57:39. > :57:48.
:57:48. > :57:58.There will be some T-shirts coming out of the boxes, I suspect. The
:57:58. > :58:00.
:58:00. > :58:10.difficult part is knowing why he is driving. -- where it is dry. Do not
:58:10. > :58:13.
:58:13. > :58:20.forget, there has been a lot of whale around the circuit. -- oil.
:58:20. > :58:24.Casey Stoner is moving to the right. The potential world champion. He
:58:24. > :58:34.has just cut to unwind himself around these long corners. Turned
:58:34. > :58:39.well, which goes wrong for ever. Stand up Australia. Casey Stoner is
:58:39. > :58:49.the world champion. The double world champion. It does not get any
:58:49. > :58:51.
:58:51. > :59:01.better. On his first day. Honda will be ecstatic. -- birthday.
:59:01. > :59:01.
:59:02. > :59:10.tell you when something is not a Honda crosses the line. There he is.
:59:10. > :59:20.What a ear this man has had. Colin Edwards crosses Fifth. Can Red Ed
:59:20. > :59:21.
:59:21. > :59:31.relations. -- congratulations. wrote for the most treacherous
:59:31. > :59:37.
:59:37. > :59:44.conditions. The most amazing thing. Two weeks ago in Japan, this guy
:59:44. > :59:54.was third on the podium. He did not think he would be winning in his
:59:54. > :59:58.home grand prix. Now he has done it. It all changed when a higher
:59:58. > :00:04.Lorenza went out with that badly damaged finger. He could have taken
:00:04. > :00:08.it in these conditions. He could have prevented the win here.
:00:08. > :00:18.credit to Casey, but also Honda. They have come up with the most
:00:18. > :00:30.
:00:30. > :00:35.behind this move, Casey Stoner after four successful years with
:00:35. > :00:42.Ducati made his move to wonder. It was a surprise move for everybody.
:00:43. > :00:49.Nobody thought it could happen. Congratulations. UN instrumental in
:00:49. > :00:57.bringing Casey Stoner to Honda. How does it feel? Emotional. The last
:00:57. > :01:07.minute of the race was very difficult. He did an unbelievable
:01:07. > :01:08.
:01:08. > :01:18.job. For him Lorenzo -- Jorge Lorenzo deserve to fight until the
:01:18. > :01:21.
:01:21. > :01:31.end. We are just going to grab a the start, I bet he would come for
:01:31. > :01:32.
:01:32. > :01:37.the last few laps? No heart must have been in your mouth? Absolutely.
:01:37. > :01:41.We did not know if it was going to rain, snow or whatever. You must be
:01:41. > :01:46.so proud of their son. Another MotoGP title. How does this compare
:01:46. > :01:56.to the first? I think this one is even sweeter because it has been
:01:56. > :02:04.
:02:05. > :02:11.quite a few years. There you go. Congratulations. Those conditions,
:02:11. > :02:14.he would not know what to do. If you have a radio mike in F1 you get
:02:14. > :02:24.kind of an update and what's going on but tried to ride a motorcycle
:02:24. > :02:34.in drizzly rain conditions with the wrong tyres and having to try and
:02:34. > :02:38.
:02:38. > :02:44.work out what to do... Casey Stoner would have gotten up this morning
:02:44. > :02:53.thinking, things will get resolved in Malaysia. This he would not have
:02:53. > :02:58.expected. He would not have gotten odds against him finishing on the
:02:58. > :03:06.podium. He did not expect to win it this weekend. He would not have bet
:03:06. > :03:12.against poor a limit -- Jorge Lorenzo. But Marco Simoncelli gets
:03:12. > :03:21.his best ever result in MotoGP. Everyone is a winner. Dovizioso
:03:21. > :03:28.beats Pedrosa. Important for him. They have made up. Trophies do
:03:29. > :03:36.funny things to people. Casey Stoner, number 27, I do not think
:03:36. > :03:45.we will be getting off the island. Marco Simoncelli, they have to make
:03:45. > :03:50.fair on him. Congratulations, back on the podium after such -- a race
:03:50. > :03:55.with such tough conditions. very happy. It was a very difficult
:03:55. > :04:05.race. There was a lot of wind and the condition of the track changed
:04:05. > :04:05.
:04:05. > :04:10.lap by map. I tried to push during the race and had four laps to go. I
:04:10. > :04:18.think of my second place was sure 100%. It started to rain and the
:04:18. > :04:23.track got completely wet in the first part. It was very dangerous.
:04:24. > :04:33.We did a good part in the last lap. And won the battle and I'm very
:04:34. > :04:37.
:04:37. > :04:47.happy. Congratulations to Casey and I want to say good luck. Thank you
:04:47. > :04:47.
:04:48. > :04:54.market. He is a nice boy, congratulating Jorge Lorenzo. You
:04:54. > :04:59.can probably sneak out of the car park now. That was a firm but fair
:05:00. > :05:05.pass on Dovizioso debt Simoncelli made. I think it was. He shook
:05:05. > :05:10.hands with him. We have not seen that all year. I think he set down
:05:10. > :05:20.a very mature ride at the end. It is down into on the corners. Close
:05:20. > :05:26.
:05:26. > :05:36.and tight. David COSO in third place. A great battle there. Third
:05:36. > :05:38.
:05:38. > :05:44.place. Yes, I'm happy. Congratulations to Casey, he has
:05:44. > :05:51.had a could season. In the battle with Marco I could not try to
:05:52. > :06:00.overtake him because in the middle of the corner I was too slow.. It
:06:00. > :06:07.was a difficult race, a difficult track for me. He did just lose it
:06:07. > :06:13.into a Honda corner that. Dani Pedrosa slowed in the rain that. He
:06:13. > :06:17.decided he did not want to injure himself and why would you?
:06:17. > :06:24.Simoncelli would you usually the race a bit for -- in the rain and
:06:24. > :06:33.then crash, but he did not this time, he waited until it was dry
:06:33. > :06:43.and then pressed on -- pressed on. Casey Stoner it is world champion
:06:43. > :06:46.
:06:46. > :06:51.for 2011. Or take -- Lorenzo and Dovizioso missed out. Casey Stoner,
:06:51. > :06:57.2011 MotoGP championship. Happy birthday! I have been thinking
:06:57. > :07:01.about this all week and I did not think there was any chance. Jorge
:07:01. > :07:06.Lorenzo has been so strong. But he had a bad crash this morning and
:07:06. > :07:15.some bad injuries. My thoughts go out to him. But we knew we had
:07:15. > :07:22.momentum this year. It was our championship to lose. It was really
:07:22. > :07:30.tough out there. I did not want to win the championship today. Could
:07:30. > :07:40.not ask for much more. A big banks -- big things to everyone. --
:07:40. > :07:45.
:07:45. > :07:51.thanks. A very proud mother and father here today. Thousands of
:07:51. > :07:56.fans have turned up to watch him. It is all happening. It is times
:07:56. > :08:04.like this then you realise the pain and sacrifice you sometimes go
:08:04. > :08:08.through a motorcycle racing... Peaks and troughs but the peaks get
:08:08. > :08:15.you through the troughs. I first met Casey Stoner and Colin in
:08:15. > :08:19.Scotland. They were living in a caravan. Casey Stoner was 15 years
:08:19. > :08:25.old and I had no idea I was looking at a double World Championship --
:08:25. > :08:32.champion. He has been phenomenal and his dad has worked very hard to
:08:32. > :08:39.get him back to the race. Your point about what a great job on
:08:39. > :08:44.they have done. The point is that they were staring down the barrel
:08:44. > :08:50.of having never won a Grand Prix. At that particular car which has
:08:50. > :08:56.been resolved. They threw everything at it this year. The
:08:56. > :09:00.other writers are not in the running for the championship. If he
:09:00. > :09:10.comes back, or Hayden -- Jorge Lorenzo will take second place in
:09:10. > :09:12.
:09:12. > :09:17.the championship this year. might have noticed in the
:09:17. > :09:27.background, because the wind picks up before the weather front gets
:09:27. > :09:31.here, it has made a little bit and now it is calm. It is always like
:09:32. > :09:41.that. Horrendous weather during the race and then when you pack up the
:09:42. > :09:48.
:09:48. > :09:55.sun comes out. Casey Stoner, amazing statistics. So many
:09:55. > :10:05.astonishing achievements. This is his bit Phillip Island Australian
:10:05. > :10:13.
:10:13. > :10:17.Grand Prix win in a row. The first four of them were on Ducati bikes.
:10:17. > :10:27.You have to feel a little bit sorry for Valentino Rossi, a nightmare
:10:27. > :10:29.
:10:29. > :10:39.year. He was one of the first to go in the rain. Casey knows it is
:10:39. > :10:39.
:10:39. > :11:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds
:11:41. > :11:51.centres for 2011. If you do manage to crack it and take out the title
:11:51. > :11:52.
:11:52. > :11:58.at home, it makes it all the better. For the fans as well. No time to
:11:58. > :12:04.rest. Everything will be packed up tonight. Then to Malaysia.
:12:04. > :12:10.pressure is on. So much to be resolved. It is wide open between
:12:10. > :12:20.Dovizioso and Pedrosa. So much going on there. Valentino Rossi has
:12:20. > :12:23.
:12:23. > :12:32.let Ben Spies off the hook. I have to congratulate Australia. Some of
:12:32. > :12:41.the great champions are from here. For a country with a fairly small
:12:41. > :12:51.population... They have done a good job. What a cracking circuit it is.
:12:51. > :13:01.The next round is just seven hours on a jet. Then down to Valencia.
:13:01. > :13:02.
:13:02. > :13:12.But Malaysia is always interesting. Very humid conditions. Casey Stoner,
:13:12. > :13:20.
:13:20. > :13:30.159 Grand Prix says. 96 Motor GPs. Congratulations. Nice job.
:13:30. > :13:31.