Casey Stoner
Casey Stoner
Casey Joel Stoner, AM,is a retired Australian professional motorcycle racer, and a two-time MotoGP World Champion, in 2007 and 2011. Many commentators, pundits, as well as former and current riders including Ben Spies, Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden, consider Casey Stoner to be one of the fastest and most talented riders to have ever raced a motorcycle. Stoner currently serves as a test and development rider for Ducati...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth16 October 1985
CitySouthport, Australia
CountryAustralia
I think I dont really have any expectations; I dont look at the season as a whole - I look at it race by race.
I'm not always going to keep waiting for a fairytale ending.
There are a lot of good guys that I race against, and thats what I enjoy the most.
People can be great competitors on Sunday and mates on Monday.
Your ambition outweighed your talent
Everyone seems quite good at stories and making them up.
That was about as close to a win as I could have got.
The money doesn't interest me. I'm not enjoying MotoGP, and I'm retiring.
I think there is no defending a title. You don't go into a season with a points advantage over anyone. So I don't think it's ever a title defence. I think you've got a different number on your bike, if you choose so, but everyone starts at zero again.
I never really look too far ahead, to be honest.
Once I decided to retire from bikes, there was no thought to go racing again. I wanted to have a full year off and maybe even see the world a bit.
Hopefully I'll be back on the track as soon as possible because we have a lot of work to do before the start of the season.
I'm good at separating my personal life from racing. When I'm at track, it's race time; when I'm away from it, other than the fact I'm training to be fit for it, there is nothing at home that makes me even want to think about racing. I just want to enjoy my life, and by the time the next race comes around, I'm ready and excited for it.
I lasted about 10 laps before the cramp hit my left leg. I knew I was only to last so long and at the end my whole body felt weak.