Casey Stoner is arguably the epitome of a rider with natural talent who can win on any bike in any competition. The Australian had everything in him to become one of the greatest, if not the best of all, except this strength of character to deal with this superficial atmosphere of the paddock where one evolves while playing a role to the detriment of its natural posture. An ambiguity that he could not bear while he was overtaken by a rare but incapacitating pathology. He therefore stopped his career very early but remained in contact with his sport, the technical sophistication of which he never ceased to regret. And he never misses an opportunity to point it out.
Casey Stoner is part of what we call “the old school” and yet he is of an age, 38 years, where some still run. The two-time MotoGP champion attended the last Australian Grand Prix as a special guest on FOX Sport, a channel for which he collaborated commenting on races from the Phillip Island circuit itself.
And he remains convinced that his sport has taken the wrong path, a feeling he developed on GP One : " electronics dominate MotoGP at the moment, this is one of the main reasons that pushed me to leave him » he begins. “I think riding these bikes is something incredible, but now everything is under control », laments Stoner. “ These pilots do not have the opportunity to grow and understand what they are missing in their piloting, because everything is compensated for by electronics. They should take it off, everything would be more fun and spectacular, it's the DNA of motorcycling ».
Casey Stoner: “ today's heroes are engineers, not pilots »
The Australian’s regret is deep: “ MotoGP becomes like Formula 1, or even worse, it is dominated by electronics. They're not cars, they're motorcycles, we don't have to follow this direction ". In fact, for him, “ the regulations should be reviewed ". How ? “ By removing the wings, so that overtaking can be done more easily. Holeshot, traction control, anti-wheelie, launch control, leveling correction… with all these assistances, talent does not emerge and does not stand out ».
And he concludes: Today's heroes are the engineers, not the pilots. MotoGP is a spectacular sport, and the World Championship should once again become the reality we all knew ».
