2023-12-28 20:30:36
His racing career was brief, but Casey Stoner only needed seven seasons in MotoGP to demonstrate why he is one of the most talented riders in the history of the championship; Although the Australian did not shine especially in small categories -except in 250 cc, where he was crowned runner-up in his first and only year-, Stoner exploded shortly after arriving in the premier class, a leap that occurred in the 2006 season.
Enrolled in the ranks of the Honda LCR satellite team, Casey left a good taste in his mouth in his assault on MotoGP, signing his first podium in the third race, at the Turkish Grand Prix. He finished 8th at the end of that campaign, changing machinery in 2007 to race with Ducati, a team that signed Stoner almost by chance and with little hope placed in his talent.
However, #27 returned the favor to Borgo Panigale that same year, making them MotoGP world champions for the first time in their history, a milestone that Casey would achieve again four years later in his debut with another factory, Honda.
For many, Casey is the epitome of the fast and effective driver.capable of overcoming any circumstance to be competitive, a clear example that it is the rider who must adapt to the motorcycle, and not the other way around. The one from Southport has multiple abilities, but far from being a machine, he is also human, and, therefore, he also carries some weaknesses that he initially tried to hide.
The main one, as explained by Stoner in an interview offered to Motorcyclenews.com, is his obsession when things don’t go his way. Casey himself acknowledges that “getting overly stressed about things” It is perhaps the negative aspect that marked him the most in his time as an active rider in MotoGP.
“It’s something I suffered for many years, Even today, if I’m five minutes late somewhere, I start to get stressed.“, reveals the two-time MotoGP champion. “It’s something I realized a couple of years ago. “This explains many things about my career, I suffered in certain aspects that I didn’t want to acknowledge, that made me tense and perhaps more reactive than I should have.”
Stoner even dares to reveal what quality he would like to have acquired over the years, and to do so he gives an example to the best trial rider in history, Toni Bouwho just a few days ago signed his 33rd world title adding his successes in TrialGP and X-Trial, a record that undoubtedly makes the Catalan a living legend of this sport.
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Casey Stoner is clear about which driver he would like to be like at this moment: “Any of the things that Toni Bou can do. I’m happy with the speed skills I have, but having his skill and control… I think it’s not a generational talent, it’s a multi-generational talent. There are people who have been trying to catch him for years and haven’t been able to, and he continues to raise the bar. It seems inhuman to me. Whatever you have, I want it“says the Australian with a smile on his face.
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