Previewing MotoGP's Season Finale
[caption id="attachment_17211" align="alignright"
width="300"] Valencia would be a fitting place to end the last race
of Casey Stoner's career with a win.[/caption]
Jorge
Lorenzo clinched the MotoGP title two weeks ago at Phillip
Island, and now he has a chance to close out the season in front of
a home crowd in Valencia, Spain. The newly crowned champion is one
of the favorites to win as the riders enter the final round of the
motorsports series.
"This is the last round of the season, it's a great feeling to be
coming home to my Spanish fans as the world champion," said
Lorenzo. "It's been a long, tough year and we have all worked so
hard to get here, now this weekend will be one to enjoy for all of
us with less pressure. I will of course still be pushing for the
top step of the podium."
Lorenzo will have to battle his countryman and rival Dani Pedrosa
for the top spot. Pedrosa comes into Valencia at second place in
the season standings, with a solid track record at Valencia. He has
won five times at the circuit.
Pedrosa's Honda teammate Casey Stoner,
who finds himself sitting at third overall despite missing a chunk
of the season due to injury, has also had success at the Spanish
raceway. It was the site for his first ever MotoGP victory in 2003,
and would be a fitting place to end the last race of his career
with a win.