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Casey Stoner (Honda) beat Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) and Dani Pedrosa (Honda) to win the Spanish Grand Prix on a partly wet track in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. The same three riders had been on the podium in the season-opener in Qatar and could dominate the season. Who, the trio was asked, were the riders most likely to join the battle at the front? Without hesitation they agreed on two names, and one in particular.

The Dutch sand was typically challenging: bumpy and changing but with a hard base that made the terrain slippery. On this racing stage Monster Energy Yamaha’s Steven Frossard set out his stall in a season where he is expected to again be a candidate for the MX1 gong.

The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team ushered in the 1000cc era of MotoGP racing with a fair, but furious asphalt balletthat had the fans in the stands in the Qatari desert FULLY focused for the entire 22 lap affair. And when it was over, second year rider Cal Crutchlow had completed the most successful weekend of his grand prix career after a thrilling race-long battle with new teammate Andrea Dovizioso in the opening grand prix of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship in Doha, Qatar.

A pair of Yamahas ended the reign of Repsol Honda´s Casey Stoner atop the time sheets in Friday´s second free practice session on a warm night under the lights at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar, but the World Champion wasn´t worried.