Monday, November 7, 2011
Stoner plays down pole record
Casey Stoner says he does not think his record-equalling tally of 12 pole positions in a premier class season this year should be compared to Mick Doohan's benchmark 12-pole tally from the 1997 500cc world championship. Champion rider Stoner claimed his 12th pole of the year at Valencia today to draw level with Doohan's mark, in a year when no one else has taken more than two poles. But Stoner, who has also won nine races this season, insisted that as the 2011 MotoGP calendar featured 18 rounds and Doohan scored his 12 poles within 15 races, comparisons were inappropriate
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