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Casey Stoner has made an excellent start to his career with Ducati and the current MotoGP championship leader is hoping to extend it with a win in China this weekend.

Having taken victory in two of the first three races of the season, the young Australian is sitting ten points above second-placed Valentino Rossi and fully expects to be challenging for points again in the forthcoming Chinese GP.

Stoner has settled quickly into life at Ducati and he is similarly at home on the Shanghai circuit, where he feels he will be able to utilise his bike's speed, as well as to put its highly efficient braking to full use.

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He explained: "I think Shanghai is going to be pretty good because our whole package is working just about perfectly so far.

"The motorcycle and the tyres are amazing, plus the team itself. It's like a great family, I've felt at home since I first arrived and they allow me to do the job I want to do."

Nonetheless, the 21-year-old is not yet getting carried away by his initial success with his new employer and admits that they are "still a long way from home as far as the season goes".

His record in Shanghai is, however, highly impressive, with a win in the inaugural 250cc race there in 2005 and fifth place in the Chinese GP last season in what was only his fourth race at MotoGP level.

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