Reigning MotoGP
Casey Stoner could be forced to miss some of the remaining races after it was revealed that his scaphoid injury he has been carrying since 2003, which was aggravated with recent falls to the point that he admitted he was struggling during the race.
The Ducati ace is most likely to undergo surgery at the end of the season, which could well keep him off duty during at least some of the 2009 pre-season tests but his boss Livio Suppo is not ruling out the possibility of withdrawing him from some of the remaining races this season if he finds he cannot compete with it.Stoner's chances for the championship are almost non-existent since he is 87 points off series leader Valentino Rossi and there is a maximum of 100 points to be gain in the last four races.
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