Repsol Honda's Casey Stoner was banking on the post-Estoril test to get in enough dry laps for the purpose of chatter fixing. When asked what would happen if they didn't test, back came the reply: "We are fu…'

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It did rain, they didn't get track time so Stoner rolls up at the Le Mans MotoGP round tomorrow still with the chatter problem he believes is at the root if his arm-pump problem. The front chatters, he grips the bars harder to make the bike turns, ergo arm-pumpery…

It was disappointing that the weather in Estoril on Monday prevented us from testing. We need to work on the chatter issue we have on the bike, so let's hope we have some dry sessions from day one in Le Mans so we can get out on track and work on it," said the Aussie.

“The past two tracks have not historically been my best, but I've managed wins at both of them, so I'm hoping we can go to Le Mans and be competitive again. I've had some mixed results there in the past. The track layout is unique, it's a little stop-start with a lot of braking and I think this year both the Hondas and Yamahas will be competitive there."