Stoner disappointed at season end

Casey Stoner has admitted to his frustration after finishing the FIM MotoGP World Championship season in fourth place.

Stoner crashed out of the final race of the season in Valencia on the warm-up lap and missed the chance to challenge Jorge Lorenzo for second.

The Ducati Marlboro rider said: "Obviously this is a frustrating and disappointing way to finish the season. There have been plenty of highs and lows throughout the year and we have ended on a low, but with another lesson learnt for next season."

He added: "The important thing is that after back-to-back wins in Australia and Malaysia we have shown our pace here at Valencia and we know we have everything in place to be competitive next season if we do the job right over the winter.

"Now I am looking forward to working on the bike over the next three days and then spending a couple of months building up my physical fitness, which I haven't been able to dedicate myself 100% to for such a long time.

"We know it will be hard next year but we are confident that we can be back and fighting again

"I want to give my personal thanks to everybody in the team.

"I also want to thank Livio Suppo, who is leaving the team, for all the support he has given me since I joined Ducati and especially during the difficult moments this season."