Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa clinched victory for the second year in a row in Honda’s backyard in Motegi, with team mate Casey Stoner holding on to take 5th.
Still easing his way back into form without wanting to compromise his recovery from injury, Casey Stoner will start from seventh on the Motegi grid tomorrow.
Back in the Repsol Honda garage after returning from a right ankle injury, Casey Stoner had a day of hard work at Motegi today and closed it out by occupying seventh place on the timesheet.
It was a chaotic race at Motegi today, where Casey Stoner was out of the fight for victory  due a problem with the brakes. Despite that, Casey finished on the podium in third place. Casey [...]