After a week off to recover from demanding back-to-back rounds at Indianapolis and Misano the MotoGP riders are steeling themselves for Round 14 of the 2011 campaign this weekend, the Gran Premio de Aragón which takes place at the impressive MotorLand facility in north eastern Spain.
Casey Stoner, who won last year at Aragon, may have seen his Championship lead cut down by nine points at Misano where he finished third and closest rival Jorge Lorenzo first, but the Repsol Honda rider still has a substantial 35-point advantage over the defending World Champion going into the weekend. However, Stoner knows his title lead remains under pressure with five races still to go.
Yamaha Factory Racing rider Lorenzo took great confidence from his third victory of the season last time out, and while the gap to Stoner remains significant the Spaniard remains focused; last round's win at Misano was his 38th career-GP victory.
Stopping outside each rider's team garage the riders themselves emerged to observe the spectacle, and everyone except Rossi tested out whether they had any rhythm by playing a special drum presented to them as a gift by the group.
Casey Stoner, who won last year at Aragon, may have seen his Championship lead cut down by nine points at Misano where he finished third and closest rival Jorge Lorenzo first, but the Repsol Honda rider still has a substantial 35-point advantage over the defending World Champion going into the weekend. However, Stoner knows his title lead remains under pressure with five races still to go.
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