The recent news of Casey Stoner’s withdrawal from the next 3 rounds of MotoGP sees Mika Kallio get the chance to prove himself on the factory Ducati and go head to head with Nicky Hayden.

Michel Fabrizio will take Mika Kallio’s position for the next three races, and for the Italian rider, the Czech Republic circuit is one of his favorites and he will try to achieve a good result.

Paolo Campinoti – Pramac Racing Team Principal
“As soon as we found out that Casey wouldn’t ride for the next three races in Brno, Indianapolis and Misano, together with Ducati Corse managerial staff we decided that our rider Mika Kallio would have ridden with the Ducati official Team after the good results achieved with us. As consequence we were looking for a valid substitute of the Finnish rider and Ducati proposal Michel Fabrizio as the optimal choice. The roman rider, even if still young, has a great experience and we believe he can get good results.”

Niccolò Canepa – Pramac Racing
“Summer break was really useful to reenergize and forget all the small physical problems I had. I am back in full shape and motivated to continue my learning procedure to be able to obtain some more good results like it happened in Donington when I finished in eighth position. With the bike the feeling is improving race after race, and I believe in Brno I can do well. It is a track where I have already ridden in the past in various occasion and I like it a lot.”

Michel Fabrizio – Pramac Racing
“I want to thank Ducati and Pramac for this gift! Brno is my favorite track and therefore the right place to come back riding a MotoGP 800 after the last time at Sachsenring 2007. I know that I can’t expect a lot because the GP9 is much different compare to my 1198 F09. The priority is to have some fun and enjoy a different weekend for me! All the best to Casey – wishing him back in top form as soon as possible!”

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