Yamaha MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo has paid tribute to the skills of retired champion Casey Stoner following this week’s testing at the Red Bull Ring. Three-time champion Lorenzo said it was highly impressive to see test rider Stoner perform at a comparable level to that of his Ducati teammates Andrea Iannone and Andrea Dovizioso, who are racing fulltime for the Italian marque. “It’s impressive, because he doesn’t have the confidence of a normal MotoGP rider, because he almost does not ride during the year,” said Lorenzo of Stoner, who won the MotoGP title twice before retiring at the end of 2012. “And he’s at the level of Iannone and Dovizioso, so it’s impressive. “But we...
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