Casey Stoner Is Back In Business

After taking three races off due to illness, Casey Stoner returned to the Portugal Grand Prix at Estoril and in an effort beyond expectation, he finished 2nd, even beating the current World Championship points leader Valentino Rossi. It's silenced a lot of Stoner's critics. There has always been criticism that Stoner's success comes down to the extra horsepower afforded to his Ducati Desmosdeci GP9. But with other riders, including former world champion Nicky Hayden riding on the same setup, his largest critics are beginning to see that perhaps this isn't true. He's just a natural.