Marlboro Ducati's Casey Stoner has gone back to using the old aluminium swingarm on his Demsosedici GP9 in order to try and get the bike to turn while trying to find some rear-end grip for the Bridgestone tyre.

Stoner, who nabbed pole position at his home track from under the nose of Valentino Rossi, reckons that even though he hasn't found a great setup he was able to push right to the end of the hour-long qualifying session.

"It’s a great feeling to be on pole position again, especially here at my home race. I’ve had great support from the fans here this weekend and it is nice to give them something to cheer for today, although the real work starts tomorrow," said Stoner.

"To be honest we’re still struggling for traction, which seems to be the same problem for everybody, but we have worked hard this season to create a bike that turns well – trying things like going back to the aluminium swingarm – and it has paid off so far this weekend.

"This is a great track to ride at when you’re comfortable with your bike and even though we still don’t have a perfect set-up I still felt confident enough to push it at the end and it was good fun.”
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