Round 16 - Phillip Island MotoGP

Welcome to Phillip Island, one of the most dramatic stages in the

world for motorcycle racing. This morning we have seen the location.

Coming into this round Casey Stoner is leading the World Championship

by 40 points, he needed to finish 10 points ahead of Jorge Lorenzo to

wrap up the world title at his home. All that has changed. Now he needs

to score 10 points. Unfortunately Jorge Lorenzo has been ruled out of

this race through injury. It was a heavy crash this morning in the

warm-up on the last lap in the last corner. He came off at high speed,

coming out, fell heavily from the Yamaha M1 and got his hair trapped,

causing dag to the ring finger on his -- damage to the ring ring

finger on his left hand. We'll try to get a word with his team manager.

In the meantime we'll speak to Tracey Spicer, things were worse

for Yamaha. Ben -- for Ben Spies, he had a crash. We saw you out

there in warm-up, we assume you were going to ride. Things have

changed. Yes, I was out looking at the track, trying to look at the

track. I wasn't really going anywhere. I took a shot to the head

and didn't realise it, jumped on the bike. Last night I had the

feeling that - we had a lot of bumps and bruises, maybe a cracked

rib, but nothing too bad. I figured it would be a race of pain that we

could get through it. After I woke up feeling fuzzy headed and I

couldn't concentrate in warm-up for put half a lap together. We talked

to the staff and everything. For safety it's not safe for me to be

out there now, and I didn't want to get in the way of anybody else and

ruin anyone else's race for take anyone else ow. It's unfortunate,

more -- else out. It's unfortunate, more unfortunate for lors, we can't

do anything -- Lars dad. We can't do anything about -- Jorge Lorenzo

dad. We can't do anything about it. We have to be smart about it.

about your team-mate. You've been in the position of winning a

championship. He must be gutted. was going to be tough. Casey Stoner

has been riding well. Pretty much unstoppable. There was still a way

to keep it going, but Casey deserves it. Either way he gets it

for sure. He rode like a champ all season long, if he does do it today,

Phillip Island, in front of the Australians and it's his birthday.

He deserves it, it's well deserved. It would have been nice to have

fought it out longer. Whether it would have been this or next week,

he would be the champion, and he deserves it. Thank you for speaking

to us. I'm sorry about such bad luck today. It's OK. It's Casey's

26th birthday. He could wrap up the time. We had a lovely interview

lined up. We had gone fishing with him. All that is out of the window,

everything's changed, he's tense. We have the next best thing. We've

caught up with his dad. Colin, it's been a crazy day. What is the

feeling in the Casey Stoner camp. It's positive, obviously. Casey is

pretty special around here. It's a real shame that Jorge Lorenzo is

not in there. From Casey's point of view he's sad about that. Jorge

Lorenzo is a friend of his, he doesn't like to see it not be able

to compete. Yes, other than that it is positive. I know that Casey went

to see Jorge Lorenzo before he went to hospital. Has said anything

about that. Yes, obviously Jorge Lorenzo is disappointed. At the end

of the day they are good friends and had a good chat and said Jorge

Lorenzo will be alright. That's the main thing. Makes it easier for

Casey now to go ahead and win the title. What are the emotions like,

what will they be like during the race for you guys. During the race

it will be high. At the moment I'm pretty calm. I know once the motors

fire up I will be nervous. Hopefully we'll talk with smiles at

the end of the race. Great to hear from the Stoner camp. Not

surprising that Colin is looking relaxed, the championship on a

plate. What a disappointment for everyone not to have this go to the

wire? It shot the fox. It was probably going to go down to

Malaysia, it was hard to imagine Jorge Lorenzo not get on the podium.

All Casey has to do is get around. Disappointing for the crowd, but

they won't worry. They'll be drinking beer, it's Casey's

birthday. Casey doesn't want it that way. He'd ridden well. He

would have liked to have fought to the end. When we saw them in

qualifying Casey Stoner did three laps on the 29 in the staple tyres,

no-one got there except him -- same tyres, no-one got there except him.

It's not over until it's over. The wind has picked up. We are wrapped

up. There's a chill in the air. Anything can happen. The com box is

warm. This is the most wind affected circuit. It would blow a

dog off a chain. There's sea caps. He has to hang a right-hander.

have ridden here. The first turn is hairy. It is, but the problem is

the web-end speed. The wind is behind and at the front through

that corner. That will be awkward. I have a shirt on, it's not that

bad. No brain, no feeling. You two go and keep warm. Alright. So no

Jorge Lorenzo, and no Ben Speez, and no Damian, the Australian

stepping in for Loris Capirossi, steping in for Hector Barbera will

not be here. They are not on the grid, but they were out in

grid, but they were out in qualifying yesterday afternoon.

Dani Pedrosa may have got out of the pit lane first, he had a

strange, difficult session. Karel Abraham was in trouble with the

Ducati. Ben Spees, the crest of the day on his Yamaha. He did come back.

Jorge Lorenzo, last sector of the track giving it difficulty. Casey

Stoner, how a sliding over the top of Lukey impressed everyone, even

Mr Duan, the 5-time World Champion. A crash out of Siberia corner and

up the hill. Karel Abraham, a big crash, he's OK. Alvaro Bautista,

strong, Rizla Suzuki's best qualifier, he was on provisional

front row until the last couple of minutes. Jorge Lorenzo pushing on,

couldn't get the last part of the lap right. Casey Stoner strings

three laps together, any one of which would have given him the poll

position. After the warm-up crash by Jorge Lorenzo, it's changes for

everyone except Casey Stoner. Alvaro Bautista on the Suzuki

starts on the front row. Outstanding. Ben Andrea Dovizioso,

Nicky Hayden, Dani Pedrosa on the second. Loris Capirossi ahead of

team-mate Pramac Racing Team, then Karel Abraham, Tony Elias are the

for his title shot. His 11th pole. So far one shoot off Mick Doohan's

record set in 1997. On the front road of the grid is a first front

rower, a winner in a 250CC class. What a performance from Alvaro

Bautista to get himself on the front row of the grid for the first

time ever in MotoGP. We were hoping to grab a word. With everything

that happened, we are a bit late to the grid. Let's grab a word with

Paul, the Team manager. What a performance, Phillip Island has

been a bogus circuit for Rizla Suzuki, you can't believe you are

on the front row. We qualified first, not first, and the

unfortunate thing with Jorge Lorenzo, a sub-on spot. To be on

the second row is a dream. We have not qualified on the second row

anywhere. To turn up on the front row is surreal. We've had solid

pace. 27 laps is a long way. It shows how fast Suzuki has come with

the bike and how much his confidence increased. You can see

how far they've come, how far are they going. Any news from Japan

about next year. It will be better to get what I said on tape last

weekend and leave it. We are not in a position where we have a

commitment. Obviously it needs to happen soon or we'll miss the

opportunities, including the kids on the bike. There's Alvaro

Bautista, and another look at him on the front row of the grid. A

winner. We are getting kicked off the grid already. Casey looking for

the championship. He was a champion in 2007. Looking to be the first

Honda rider to win at the circuit, thanks to him in the 800 CC era,

winning four years for Ducati and led every lap here at Phillip

Island for the past four years, apart from the first in 2009 and

that was Dani Pedrosa who led. He's starting from the second row.

Hopefully you have made it to the nice warm commentary box in time

for this. Casey Stoner led every lap for the past four years. That's

a nice picture. I tell you what, before we go to you guys. A quick

word with Mick Doohan. Did you have that grip on the grid? Hand on

Casey's bum, no. It's a great day, a great day for Casey. What do you

think is going through his mind? Disappointment for everyone that

Jorge Lorenzo is not on the grid. Even for him, I spoke to him. He is

disappointed he's not going to be out here. He'd prefer to have Casey

Stoner against him. You know what I mean? At the end of the day, what

is going through his mind is to focus and get the best result. He's

been fast all weekend, he knows if he focuses, tries to win the race

the championship is his. If it all comes together. Could be big

celebrations overnight with the birthday, the race win and the

championships. Is it good to see the No.1 on the Repsol. If I was

Spanish, yes. I won a few titles with the Repsol hond re,al be great.

Equally -- Repsol Honda, it will be great. Equally it's great for Casey

and motorcycle sport. I'm sure it will happen, if it doesn't happen

today it will happen next week. He's had a great season. I wish him

the best. Enjoy the race. Mike Doohan, won a few titles. I think

it's something. There was a neat possess about them, he won them in

a row, getting them out of the way. They were nicely lined up and Mike

enjoying life in Australia, he's into the aviation world. It is

blustery. We know that. A kiss from the wife before you set off. It's a

big day for Casey Stoner. Sure is. Importantly, I hope he has good

presents, but the world title is interesting. His dad said he hasn't

got him a present. He'll win his own, I imagine. As you said, when

we talked to Matthew, it ain't over until it's over. We have seen the

most astonishing things. Ben Spies is not awe usual crasher. We'll

point it -- not a usual crasher. They'll hit turn one at 150 m/h,

that'll be the first get of how hard it is. After the loop there's

a tail wind which partly caught out Ben Spies. That's certain. You

enter the corner faster, you enter off line, on the bumps and down he

went. There is the loop. Then downhill and the left-hander set

there is second fastest part of the trk. Carrying serious speed. If --

part of the track, carrying serious speed. You're flying, that's over

20 knots when you get there. crowd at the fence will be there.

155 m/h, it bashed him around, Honda Corner, up to Siberia and the

Pacific Ocean or the Bass Strait on the right. Nothing between you and

the Antarctic as Siberia Corner demonstrates. The good thing, as we

watch the guys. The sun is out. It's 16. It's crept up to 29

degrees. That makes it easier. can tell you there's a mixture of

tyres, everyone has a soft front tire, a Bridgestone, and in the

Honda Dani Pedrosa has the softer option, Casey Stoner and Andrea

Dovizioso have the harder. You can tell yourself by looking at it.

Colin Edwards and Bronwyn, Casey stoner's mother and father. He is a

grand-dad, but he'll be another grand-dad soon. This straight is a

long way to turn one, it is downhill. They'll be sheltered by

the breeze, the banking and the trees on the right-hand side until

they get to the first turn. We've seen crazy lines in the minor

classes where the bikes are lighter, it's like tacking into the wind

here. Everyone will be cautious of the first corner. Cal Crutchlow

must have stalled. He'll have to start the bike. He is allowed a

push to get him under way. It's dangerous not to, they'll give him

a push to get him started. Desperate moments for Cal Crutchlow.

Oh, no, it's fired. No, it has fired. Everyone's tyres are getting

cold. They need a good push. His pull pulse will be higher.

lights, but the breeze is cooling the front and rear tires. It's

fired up. The machine is fired up. We are ready for a start in

Australia. They are away. Casey Stoner taking a bold food, down

they go. Wide trying to get past. Coming up on one of the Pramac

machines hooking into the right. It is Casey Stoner through by a

country mile. Look at who is with him, mon other than Nicky Hayden,

on the Ducati, -- none other than Nicky Hayden, on the Ducati, how

about that. Ducati Best qualifier on the Ducati. Valentino Rossi in

the mix. There you have him. Dani Pedrosa. Casey Stoner getting the

tyres up to temperature, there's no rush. Birthday boy, he has to keep

taking it home. You know he'll finish in the top six if he stays

upright and the engine goes. Casey Stoner, 27. Nicky Hayden behind him.

Marco Simoncelli, Dani Pedrosa makes up one spot in P6. Valentino

Rossi stalking the back of Dani Pedrosa, and in front of Dani

Pedrosa, of course, is Alvaro Bautista, who started on the front

row but hasn't quite made stick. There were spots of rain on the

camera. I don't know if it was a shower. It could happen any time.

It blows and rains when it wants. big move straight down by ked. The

Ducati - yes, Cal Crutchlow having a moment dealing with Hiroshi

Aoyama. They race for an hour, that's a lot of weather coming our

way. Down we go, Casey Stoner heads council, and across the stripe for

the first time he goes. Leading. 38.494. That's not bad. Valentino

Rossi has gone from 13th to 7th. Well done. You can she him already.

They were basically two lumps -- you can see him already. They were

basically two lumps, you can see where Alvaro Bautista lost it, it

was a stomper from Nicky Hayden, he was on the second row, let's not

forget. Alvaro Bautista with a look down the inside there. Couldn't

quite get on terms with Andrea Dovizioso. Dani Pedrosa didn't get

it together in qualifying, the warm-up was faster, I spoke to the

engineers and said what have you done. They said "Nothing, he got

his finger out", he's battling for third were Andrea Dovizioso. Up the

hill. Tricky part of the circuit. This is absolutely rotten luck not

having Jorge Lorenzo to push this hard. He would have been on the

podium. I'm afraid for Casey, it may have spoilt his birthday party,

he takes the championship to Malaysia, Marco Simoncelli is

trying to get underneath the Ducati He may have done it. He has, that's

a tough place to pass. He is through. Marco Simoncelli is

looking for another podium, looking to better a third. He's over the

line. Casey Stoner already in the lead, a 2 second lead. He did a

1:30.983, absolutely extraordinary on the third lap, second lap.

Simoncelli on to the Ducati, the next Honda is Marco Simoncelli. The

Suzuki, and Dani Pedrosa, and behind Valentino Rossi. That lead

is extraordinary. 1:30.9 for Casey Stoner, that would have qualified

him use fully. It's the move. Marco Simoncelli just tucked in. Between

11 and 12, jams it down the inside. A beautiful move. He took the tight

line, made it work. He's now in second. That's a close part of the

track where Jorge Lorenzo had his crash Yes, hoo Wendt down and

nailed his ring finger, -- he went down and nailed his ring finger.

They can rebuild it. He may lose the nail but not too much of the

finger. Obviously the thing is to finish off the injury and tidy it

up with plastic surgery. It will be interesting next weekend. I believe,

I'm not taking it away, I'm sure it's painful. Had Jorge Lorenzo

been within five points, he would have been out there. He probably

decided he would not ride, but if you scrambled for a few points I'm

convinced he'd be out there. It's a big move, Andrea Dovizioso putting

- look at the Suzuki, watch this, going around the outside. Gutsy.

He's made a break. Blown wide. story, hit the slipstream, too hot,

dragged in there and had to go off the wide side. The Honda seemed to

have the horsepower in the slipstream. That is interesting. We

used to see the Ducati with the last part, blasting everything else

down the straight. Casey Stoner is the fastest lap. Lap record 130.05

past Alvaro Bautista, the blue machine, the Suzuki. Shuffleing

back to sixth, a good result for him. Importantly for Dani Pedrosa,

holding him at bay. The Suzuki just running, he's with the front group.

It's the best from the Suzuki for a long time. I remember Suzuki were

lapped at the same time as the Superbike. They are two seconds of

a lap faster. They have the safety work down, let's hope and pray

there are no answers to what Suzuki is up to. I have a feeling they'll

be there. Demi Moore getting out with a smile on his face. The Honda

horse, and small front area of Dani Pedrosa. Dani Pedrosa carrying it

through, making it stick. Nicky Hayden trying to look back, he does.

Slipped back again. Nice move by the Ducati rider. In through the

southern loop, down the hill. He needs to sort it better on the exit.

Dani Pedrosa is coming back, 150 m/h, in case you are wondering, all

the time the Suzuki's Alto stalks him. Honda corner is tentative.

Look at that, Alvaro Bautista noticed that. He did. Alvaro

Bautista is fast on the exit. Goodnight him is Valentino Rossi in

seventh place. -- sitting behind him is Valentino Rossi in sent

place, he wasn't expecting to follow a Suzuki. Everyone wins a

prize except the guys in the Yamaha Factory Racing team. Here is a guy

that's been around a few times. Beaten up. And I think - we heard

from him. He can cope with a broken rib. When he starts being fuzzy,

it's dangerous for you and everyone else. Let's have a ride with this

boy. 200 m/h. Just about. Nothing wrong with that. Side by side, but

no, he carries and breaks, Nicky Hayden, keeping him at bay. They

have their tails up. It looks like it will happen with Suzuki,

depending on how the tyre ware goes, Alvaro Bautista says it makes a

difference having good tyres. Alvaro Bautista has gone for the

hard at the rear. Everyone on the soft. It should come to him at the

end. Remember this time. He's four seconds down the rode from Marco

Simoncelli, Dani Pedrosa, all in the thick of it, he's on his own.

He's nailing it now, 22 laps to go, there could be a rain shower,

change of the boats. It will be nice to have a five second buffer,

he has 4.1 at the moment. Casey Stoner, 26 today. He's got 11 pole

positions for the season. The record held by the man Matt was

talking to, Mick Doohan with 12 in a season. Doohanable. Absolutely.

Two more races to go. Malaysia next weekend. Sneaking through. Hiroshi

Aoyama signed to go back to world superbakes with Team Carter It's a

shame to lose him, good for Johnny Ray, it's a shame to lose him.

They'll never cut the MotoGP, he was the last of the 250 world

champions, an excellent rider. went wrong for him at silver stop,

with a nasty back in-- Silverstone, with a nasty back injury. That's a

good enough view for you. You are riding with haiden, looking back at

-- Nicky Hayden, and looking back at Alvaro Bautista. Honda corner,

the corner that catches many out. Most of the teams use first gear.

We have seen so many injuries, arguably you'd say we forget this

is the fastest average at that speed that we go to. Pretty much.

Everything's third, fourth year. This is the big one. When you think

of 150 m/h, and Jorge Lorenzo, 130 m/h. All the crashes and the injury.

MG Corner, number 58 crashed every session. That's about the only

place he could crash. Three crashes, looking good at the moment. We ride

with the Jarra camp. Looking at the angles, a cloud on the right. We

have 20 laps, there's a seagull in the air. Be careful there. They can

hurt. They can. I have seen a few thumped over the years. He - yes,

there's rain on the camera, a little shower. You said before

Alvaro Bautista - I don't know if he stuffed it down the inside of

Nicky Hayden. That is moment city that is. Boy oh boy. That's wide.

That was in the slipstream. You get a lot of bucketing there. You get

the wind, you saw me went to put out his leg, went out too far, a

big moment for Cal Crutchlow, powered into the straight into the

Doohan Corner. 30 m/h winds he has to look hook into the Right hander

there. He's speeding his way around. Bike number 7 got through him. Cal

Crutchlow is all over him. He has to pick a way through. Look at this,

his leg will come out. It's such a big moment. Had to run out wide.

That would be awkward and scary. slippery part of the circuit. The

boss is watching. Andrea Dovizioso is tied up for next year. Karel

Abraham -- Loris Capirossi stalking the back of the group. We look at

Hiroshi Aoyama, and team-mate Marco Simoncelli making a move, getting

through. Honda, Ducati, Yamaha and Ducati, that's at the front end.

Hiroshi Aoyama's bike moving around. This corner, you can't do it

justice. It goes on forever. It's Randy de Puniet, there are still

causing him. I like him very much. You look at Valentino Rossi having

You look at Valentino Rossi having You look at Valentino Rossi having

a strangely lonely race. Better stick it out. A bit more rain on

the lines. This is big stuff. was big stuff there. I think he got

a bit impatient at that corner. The Nicky Hayden is still in front at

this time. There is a rain shower, let's hope the track does not get

too wet. There is a massive downpour. Action stations here.

Those bikes will be sitting with wet tyres on. No radio or anything

else. They will just the when and if the Ryder decides. It will have

to be quite a big shower in my opinion. Will he make it this time?

Are trying to find his way through, very close. Kenny come to the left?

Bike number 69 says her them off again. They're having a lot of fun.

That is the trickiest part. Meeting the weather. I think he was after

their laid. -- that lead. I would suspect that Casey Stoner probably

has hit back to the League. You can see the suspension their loaded up

completely. Not a lot of rain there at the moment. Casey Stoner is a

magician on a motorcycle. That is amazing to watch. Extraordinary

stop. Back to the street. Three Honda's. -- back to these three.

You can coming in any way want. You are saying water splashing up from

the tyres. Casey Stoner will be cursing the weather here in Phillip

Island. That is the last thing he needed. He has to decide what is

going on and who is going to make the run to the pit lane first. You

know what is going to happen? You come in, change your bike, the sun

comes out and it is dry. He says he is surprised and the ladies are

here. I did not say that. They are all getting ready there. The sun is

still out. It is windy. I think as he is down in pit lane, let's get

some news. It is a really tough one to call down here because the sun

is out and shining over pit lane. It is down from about turn one. We

will have to wait and see what happens. The team have their second

bite out ready for any riders who do decide to come in. Marco

Simoncelli still trying to hold these guys at bay. This is the

fight for third place in the championship. Car and the Dani

Pedrosa -- current leak -- currently. We are going to get a

passer or not? Two things going on. When it is when you like this, it

drives the track. The only scary thing is, you are riding one of

these bikes, you touch the brakes at 200mph and you get a massive

splash on your wiser because the rain hits your visor. Casey Stoner

has gone to one 31.88. That is about a second slower. He has the

buffer so he is in good shape. Nasty cloud over towards the say.

It could go either way. -- over it to be seen. We have a look at the

Whitecaps in the distance. Nicky Hayden, Valentino Rossi is a second

behind him. He said at the start of the weekend he reckons he can bring

-- win it. He has capitalised on the brain, has not backed up for as

much as everyone else. Valentino Rossi is right on the back of Nicky

Hayden. Many more modifications have gone to his bike. He has not

been the fastest Ducati by a long way. Dani Pedrosa has not been the

fastest on but either. Even with he and his small front, he got tucked

in their behind Andrea Dovizioso. You know better than I do the turns.

It is so imperative to know the terms. He is on the outside but is

he going to go for the inside line? He looks a little bit deeper there.

Real wind, tail went into that corner. The wind and the fact that

you are on an exposed bit of circuit, if we look at it received

from a trackside view... Keep an eye on that front tyre. He will

surely have to pass Nicky Hayden. The body language is not Valentino

Rossi. It is not as aggressive as we have seen over the years. I

truthfully believe at the moment he is saying, until the bike gets as

good as I want it, I am not about to lay it all on the line. This

could be a good one. I think he got but -- got through better.

Valentino Rossi is in close enough. He looks so much better out there.

What about here? Can we do anything on the south slope? -- Southern

Loop? They stretched Alan Maryam over the front end of the chassis

should give it more stretched. -- They stretched aluminium. Alvaro

Bautista outer Siberia and up over the hill. -- out of Siberia. Anyone

who has gone for the soft retire in this rain would be benefited. --

rear tyre. There is definitely Rayner. It is drizzle. I think he

was the one he was pushing it more than anyone else. It was a late

break. There are still points to be had. He keeps jamming the points in.

See how what the grasses. I think he is risking a bit too much. He

would be training the front brake in. The front unloaded first then

the rear end of the bike. The grass is wet, there is enough drizzle.

was almost through also. That was very lucky that Andre about Sister

did not get tangled up in that. feel for Casey Stoner. There is not

a lot of rain there. This is where Valentino Rossi crashed. That is

his version of knocking up a couple of seconds. Everyone else is doing

33.4. He is still a second faster than every other person. But the

wind is blowing, the sun has gone in. Down the bottom end of the

circuit, that seems to be where... Often you will get these squalls.

The guts of rain seems to be elsewhere. Valentino Rossi over

here. Andreas -- untrue ever tester -- Alvaro Bautista very lucky that.

-- lucky there. It is extraordinary. They should be more people out here

for Valentino Rossi. It was looking for a half decent results. He was

coming through faster. I think he was risking it just a touch. That

is two none finishes in thank you races. Cal Crutchlow has tipped his

way up. He is in the top ten. He is through and has made it stick. I

spoke too soon. That is down the slip road at Honda corner. In the

race it costs to Dili. An awful lot of time. This could be his best

ever result. He has kept his head down and tried to stay out of

trouble. Colin Edwards having a lonely race, three seconds behind

Nicky Hayden. Cal Crutchlow in a battle that is still going on. He

has lost a bit of time because he now has Abraham in front of him.

takes them a while to get back up to speed. Cal Crutchlow trying to

capitalise on love. -- capitalise on that. Quite low on the inside. -

- Cal Crutchlow on the inside. Hiroshi Aoyama on the inside.

looks very uncomfortable, may be trying to adjust the front brake.

Cal Crutchlow on the inside. Something not going on there.

Crutchlow is riding with real attitude debt. -- attitude there.

Tony Elliott is having a lonely ride. We have lost Valentino Rossi

and a couple of others of others got other -- going. Meanwhile,

Casey Stoner has gone from a six- second lead to a four-second lead.

He knows what he has to do. He has 10 laps to go. The rain has stopped

now. The sun is out again. They will be pretty happy. That is a

pretty fast right-hander there. Everything is going wide, trying to

chain -- turn left. Simon sin bin Shelley is easing out. Quite an

impressive performance. -- Simmons Cele. -- Simon 7 Selly -- Marco

not only a battle for third place in the race but in the championship.

One. Between these two. He would really want to back a result.

point between these two. He is very solid and a former world champion.

Siberia corner as we start the that Casey Stoner is extremely

relieved that this shower has blown away. He has come in and changed

the bikes. Some very tricky moments of that comes on. Very exciting for

the viewers at home. Thanks for the ride, that was fantastic. This is a

proper, fast-flowing circuit. Crutchlow, look at the back. He

Toni Elias us on the outside. Hayden had a cracking start. What

Nicky Hayden. It tardy start for Colin Edwards. He had a lawful get

off the line. You would not have thought you would have seen it much

of Casey Stoner until the end, but he is behind by five seconds again.

As you can see Dani Pedrosa has got next Leader advantage. -- or later.

A collapse. Who is going to get this one? I can tell you that as

far as tyres are concerned, they have different tyres. Dani Pedrosa

has a softer of the options. Dani Pedrosa is light and easy on tyres.

He seems to be getting him on the southern low. It is quite possible

for Pedrosa to hang on to this. Has he actually managed to the

switchback? Cannot yet he has not. Nicely done. You saw at defensive

line. The back wheel came up again. The infamous switchback out of this

term. Nicely positioned for the inside. Once you have the front

wheel on the inside, you have the right on the outside. You would

think he has a slight advantage. Even when he was chasing, I'm just

trying to think that when Dani Pedrosa was chasing he was closing

in. No-one seemed to miss out then. The world champions are now side-

by-side. Dani Pedrosa is time -- trying to take the lead back.

looks like key had the lead. Cal Crutchlow are still in there. Ear

plugs will be provided. They're having a great old scrap all the

way through. Cal Crutchlow is in the mix, number 35. These four had

been at it hammer and tongs for most of the race. For the last

several laps, very much so. I would say they are pretty sore. He has

got a dislocated shoulder. Down the inside, just kinda Jan did up the

inside. I think Honda is easier. As you come down the hill you can see

them trying to get up the inside then. The way the Honda corner

works is that it is dry on the inside. If someone compromises

their lead, they can't get again. Through this type stuff down the

bottom here in the Honda, as you can sneak through there. The track

has dried out. Casey Stoner has pulled up back to 5.5 seconds.

There are tears. 50 points will be left on the table after this race.

50 remaining, so he will be crowned world champion at his home race. It

must be a tremendous feeling for him, his family and everyone else.

That is Casey Stoner cruise mode. These Honda's have different

mapping on them. When we ran out listening Obama his dad is down in

the pit lane then. They were saying that Casey was very upset about

Lorenzo. Actually at a period in MotoGP where most of the riders get

on with each other. The riders are getting on her a lot better. They

reckon that Valentino Rossi was the one trying to get clear everyone

cross at each other. Casey Stoner was asking Ben Spies how he was. Oh,

Karel Abraham. The wings are gone and everything has gone. He has had

some real difficulty in qualifying. It is a bit close to crash. Double

world champion we are looking at here. First time in 2007. Oh, do

not do that. Does that mean it is raining again? Look at this.

Frantic action. You're better off cruising around slowly. Oh no,

Bautista. Unido like it there just slow it down. He will not be

able to come in. This championship never fails to amaze us. Nicky

Hayden has come back again. He is being prudent. Imagine how far he

is going to be behind when he goes back out. It is a bad place. A pit

lane entry would take you so long. Maybe Nicky Hayden decided he could

be the last one standing. Well Stoner come in? I doubt it. I do

not think anything will happen. You just have to know the conditions

here. Now the sun is out again. am seeing some bikes in the

background. Marco Simoncelli has been actually smoked. But he has

now gotten past. What does look at this gap. He took about three

seconds off in one lap. Shearer's Diary armour, behind his Crutchlow.

on the slippery part of the circuit. Two laps to go. He got enough

championship points just on the scooter today. Karel Abraham has

gotten on the bike again. Casey Stoner has lapped him. Marco

Simoncelli is back again. That's all on four young and old.

currently have seven motorcycles on the track. Nicky Hayden is down and

seven. I think it was a foolish move from him. He is gambling. He

has got five seconds over Simoncelli. Casey Stoner is poised

on being the first man to win the World Championship and the last man.

This will be Honda's first World Championship in this category.

There will be some T-shirts coming out of the boxes, I suspect. The

difficult part is knowing why he is driving. -- where it is dry. Do not

forget, there has been a lot of whale around the circuit. -- oil.

Casey Stoner is moving to the right. The potential world champion. He

has just cut to unwind himself around these long corners. Turned

well, which goes wrong for ever. Stand up Australia. Casey Stoner is

the world champion. The double world champion. It does not get any

better. On his first day. Honda will be ecstatic. -- birthday.

tell you when something is not a Honda crosses the line. There he is.

What a ear this man has had. Colin Edwards crosses Fifth. Can Red Ed

relations. -- congratulations. wrote for the most treacherous

conditions. The most amazing thing. Two weeks ago in Japan, this guy

was third on the podium. He did not think he would be winning in his

home grand prix. Now he has done it. It all changed when a higher

Lorenza went out with that badly damaged finger. He could have taken

it in these conditions. He could have prevented the win here.

credit to Casey, but also Honda. They have come up with the most

behind this move, Casey Stoner after four successful years with

Ducati made his move to wonder. It was a surprise move for everybody.

Nobody thought it could happen. Congratulations. UN instrumental in

bringing Casey Stoner to Honda. How does it feel? Emotional. The last

minute of the race was very difficult. He did an unbelievable

job. For him Lorenzo -- Jorge Lorenzo deserve to fight until the

end. We are just going to grab a the start, I bet he would come for

the last few laps? No heart must have been in your mouth? Absolutely.

We did not know if it was going to rain, snow or whatever. You must be

so proud of their son. Another MotoGP title. How does this compare

to the first? I think this one is even sweeter because it has been

quite a few years. There you go. Congratulations. Those conditions,

he would not know what to do. If you have a radio mike in F1 you get

kind of an update and what's going on but tried to ride a motorcycle

in drizzly rain conditions with the wrong tyres and having to try and

work out what to do... Casey Stoner would have gotten up this morning

thinking, things will get resolved in Malaysia. This he would not have

expected. He would not have gotten odds against him finishing on the

podium. He did not expect to win it this weekend. He would not have bet

against poor a limit -- Jorge Lorenzo. But Marco Simoncelli gets

his best ever result in MotoGP. Everyone is a winner. Dovizioso

beats Pedrosa. Important for him. They have made up. Trophies do

funny things to people. Casey Stoner, number 27, I do not think

we will be getting off the island. Marco Simoncelli, they have to make

fair on him. Congratulations, back on the podium after such -- a race

with such tough conditions. very happy. It was a very difficult

race. There was a lot of wind and the condition of the track changed

lap by map. I tried to push during the race and had four laps to go. I

think of my second place was sure 100%. It started to rain and the

track got completely wet in the first part. It was very dangerous.

We did a good part in the last lap. And won the battle and I'm very

happy. Congratulations to Casey and I want to say good luck. Thank you

market. He is a nice boy, congratulating Jorge Lorenzo. You

can probably sneak out of the car park now. That was a firm but fair

pass on Dovizioso debt Simoncelli made. I think it was. He shook

hands with him. We have not seen that all year. I think he set down

a very mature ride at the end. It is down into on the corners. Close

and tight. David COSO in third place. A great battle there. Third

place. Yes, I'm happy. Congratulations to Casey, he has

had a could season. In the battle with Marco I could not try to

overtake him because in the middle of the corner I was too slow.. It

was a difficult race, a difficult track for me. He did just lose it

into a Honda corner that. Dani Pedrosa slowed in the rain that. He

decided he did not want to injure himself and why would you?

Simoncelli would you usually the race a bit for -- in the rain and

then crash, but he did not this time, he waited until it was dry

and then pressed on -- pressed on. Casey Stoner it is world champion

for 2011. Or take -- Lorenzo and Dovizioso missed out. Casey Stoner,

2011 MotoGP championship. Happy birthday! I have been thinking

about this all week and I did not think there was any chance. Jorge

Lorenzo has been so strong. But he had a bad crash this morning and

some bad injuries. My thoughts go out to him. But we knew we had

momentum this year. It was our championship to lose. It was really

tough out there. I did not want to win the championship today. Could

not ask for much more. A big banks -- big things to everyone. --

thanks. A very proud mother and father here today. Thousands of

fans have turned up to watch him. It is all happening. It is times

like this then you realise the pain and sacrifice you sometimes go

through a motorcycle racing... Peaks and troughs but the peaks get

you through the troughs. I first met Casey Stoner and Colin in

Scotland. They were living in a caravan. Casey Stoner was 15 years

old and I had no idea I was looking at a double World Championship --

champion. He has been phenomenal and his dad has worked very hard to

get him back to the race. Your point about what a great job on

they have done. The point is that they were staring down the barrel

of having never won a Grand Prix. At that particular car which has

been resolved. They threw everything at it this year. The

other writers are not in the running for the championship. If he

comes back, or Hayden -- Jorge Lorenzo will take second place in

the championship this year. might have noticed in the

background, because the wind picks up before the weather front gets

here, it has made a little bit and now it is calm. It is always like

that. Horrendous weather during the race and then when you pack up the

sun comes out. Casey Stoner, amazing statistics. So many

astonishing achievements. This is his bit Phillip Island Australian

Grand Prix win in a row. The first four of them were on Ducati bikes.

You have to feel a little bit sorry for Valentino Rossi, a nightmare

year. He was one of the first to go in the rain. Casey knows it is

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds

centres for 2011. If you do manage to crack it and take out the title

at home, it makes it all the better. For the fans as well. No time to

rest. Everything will be packed up tonight. Then to Malaysia.

pressure is on. So much to be resolved. It is wide open between

Dovizioso and Pedrosa. So much going on there. Valentino Rossi has

let Ben Spies off the hook. I have to congratulate Australia. Some of

the great champions are from here. For a country with a fairly small

population... They have done a good job. What a cracking circuit it is.

The next round is just seven hours on a jet. Then down to Valencia.

But Malaysia is always interesting. Very humid conditions. Casey Stoner,

159 Grand Prix says. 96 Motor GPs. Congratulations. Nice job.