Casey Stoner continues his reflections on a MotoGP that he left at the end of the 2012 season and we learn on this occasion what the double Australian World Champion felt when he was still a terror on the circuits. Among these confidences, we discover that the current 36-year-old retiree has great respect for Dani Pedrosa who was ultimately the only one to have impressed him on a motorbike...
Casey Stoner et Dani Pedrosa met professionally under the awning Honda in 2011. A life together in the box which lasted until 2012, the year when the Australian decided to hang up his helmet. However, he keeps a very specific memory of the Spaniard which now motivates this authentic tribute: “ becoming Dani's teammate in 2011 was the best thing that ever happened to me » declares the double World Champion on motogp.com.
« In previous years with Ducati, although I don't want to be misunderstood, I was never able to look at the other rider's data to know how to go faster. That was a negative for me because I didn't have anyone helping me and saying 'ok, you can improve a little in this place because they are capable of being faster than you at this point- there', and that's a huge advantage. » he explains. “ With Dani, I was able to see what he was capable of doing at certain points on the track, with my own bike. He was able to destroy many of my certainties because he treated a lot of things differently than me ».
Casey Stoner: “ on certain parts of the track, on the same bike, Dani Pedrosa could humiliate me«
« The person I learned the most from, because I raced against him my whole career, was Dani Pedrosa. The way he was able to find speed and the little things sometimes could leave you speechless, we wondered 'how does he do that?' " recognize Casey Stoner. " I could see what he was capable of doing on certain parts of the track, on the same bike, he could humiliate me. I was there wondering 'what is he doing differently?' ».
Casey Stoner finished : " we didn't have the same settings, because I prefer to go in my own direction on that, but he approached things a little differently sometimes and I was able to learn a lot from that, and I think that's what gave me much more strength, knowing that I had someone so quick to improve on certain weak points ". It is the same Dani Pedrosa who today contributes to the development of the RC16 at KTM and advises the rookies Remy gardner et Raul fernandez placed with Tech3...
