Casey Stoner wants to be helpful. He says he can still contribute to a sport that he quickly orphaned. Would he have remorse, In the absence of regrets? Because if he returns to the industry, it won't be to drive. He will have to dive into the cauldron of the paddock, something he has always hated. What follows therefore deserves attention. However, if Stoner comes back as a consultant, or something else, he will have his own style. As instinctive and uncompromising as his riding style was. The proof…
Casey Stoner in a box, for a brand, next to a pilot, or other, what would that look like? The question did not arise only a few days ago, since the Australian has always made it clear that politics and behind-the-scenes work do not interest him at all. And yet he now says he can be useful for his sport.
If he makes himself available, he will also do so with his way of evaluating the environment. And that deserves attention… The Australian double world champion declares on the current field: “ one of the things I see too much in the MotoGP paddock is pride. The riders are too proud, they all want their bike to suit them. But changing a motorcycle's behavior requires a lot of money and effort, without the security of getting the desired result. Driver adaptation, on the other hand, can be a quicker and more rewarding solution ».
Ride on dirt rather than trusting electronics
Knowing how to adapt to all motorcycles and extract the quintessence from them was precisely the specialty of Casey Stoner. So much so that it could, on its own, mask the faults of a motorcycle. In this sense, Marc Marquez is made of the same wood. An innate quality, but which also needs to be worked on. By what method? The Australian responds: “ When I was still racing, a lot of people didn't realize the importance of motocross. It was in this discipline that I learned to control power. There the line between each driver is very narrow and, in this sense, it resembles speed ».
Stoner also talks about dirt-track: “ these two specialties are mastered through the details: feeling, looking for grip, then trying to find it when you start to lose it because you can't trust the electronics. On clay, I was looking for that area, right at the end of a clean line, with a little extra dirt that would give me the grip to take down my opponents in an unorthodox way. This is basically what I did with the Ducati ». Stoner could also be an instructor…
