Toseland confident despite poor Oz record

James Toseland is feeling confident for this weekend’s Phillip Island WSB round – despite crashing at the Australian circuit in pre-season testing.

The 23-year-old Brit, who leads the WSB title fight by 12-point after the Valencia opener, said: “I love everything about racing at Phillip Island, the circuit is picturesque, fast and exciting and it is a real riders’ track. I especially like the fast bit through Haystacks, but after my crash in January’s test I would say the worst part is between Honda hairpin and Siberia, where they really ought to put some softer Tarmac down!”

Toseland’s best at Phillip Island so far is a fifth.

Ducati Team-mate Regis Laconi wants nothing better than to put his nightmare start to the season behind him after scoring two DNFs in the Valencia opener.

We’ll be bringing you news from practice, qualifying and the race itself over the next few days.

Points (after 1 of 11 rounds): Riders – 1. Toseland 45; 2. Chili 33; 3. Haga 25; 4. Walker 25; 5. Borciani 21; 6. McCoy 19; etc. Manufacturers – 1. Ducati 50; 2. Petronas 25; 3. Honda 15; 4. Suzuki 12; 5. Yamaha 8; 6. Kawasaki 8.

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