Marlboro Ductati's Casey Stoner says he would like to have similar weather conditions for Donington Park's MotoGP round this weekend as were experienced in Germany for the last outing.

Stoner reckons that riding in the wet allows him to relax on his Desmosedici a little more and that the long corners at the Leicestershire track suit him more.

“We did the best job we could at Sachsenring and now I’m a bit more confident about going to Donington. The best thing for us would be to have similar weather and temperature as in Germany because I think the conditions there played into my hands, as did the circuit, which has some long corners where I was able to relax a little on the bike," said Stoner.

"I’ll be happy if we can have another weekend in similar temperatures at Donington. The track has never been one of my favourites but I have had good results there. The first part is really demanding, with the long section through Craner Curves up to the Old Hairpin… but it’s actually in the slow sections where you can make passes.

"The bike has been going really well for the last few races even though we could do with a little more traction. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens this weekend and bring home as many points as possible.”