Newly-crowned MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner will spend next Monday testing the 2012 RC213V at Sepang as now the title is wrapped up, he can concentrate on next year's bike.
Stoner lifted the 2011 championship on his home track and on his birthday last weekend at Phillip Island as challenger Jorge Lorenzo went under the knife to fix his injured hand. Stoner cruised to the win and his second MotoGP crown.
"After clinching the title in the last race at Phillip Island we go to Malaysia with a lot less pressure and we can just look forward to the race. It’s disappointing to hear that Jorge is unlikely to be there, we had hoped that his recovery from the operation would mean he could race there but we’ll miss him there again," said Stoner.
"After pre-season testing in Sepang we proved to be competitive so we will arrive there positive and look to enjoy the weekend. We’re also testing the 1000cc bike on Monday after the race, with the Championship now wrapped up, we can concentrate on the development of next years machine, so I’m also looking forward to that."
