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Stoner: Spies in MotoGP would be Success

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Casey Stoner admits, Ben Spies will be a tough rival in the battle for the MotoGP world title in 2010. Ducati Pebalap said, although rookie status, Spies has shown promising performance during pre-season testing in February and March.

Yes, Spies who is winning the World Superbike title is stunning. In fact, pebalap Texas, United States, which reinforces Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team was rarely outside the top six positions. This is what makes Stoner is very alert.

"I think Ben should be taken into account. He managed to record the progress step by step, like a lot of people say," said Stoner told MCN, Thursday (1/4/10).

"He's also thinking about something and realize that he is not perfect, so he's willing to change and he did it," added the former world champion in 2007.

"He is the only new pebalap come, especially from World Superbike, that will change. It's a very clever way. He's going to be very successful pebalap. Let you see, he's very focused and full of determination, so he'll have time a good future in this class. "