MotoGp, Casey Stoner displaces everyone: even Ducati domination in Australian’s sights

Casey Stoner blows everyone away

Casey Stoner, interviewed by the portal ‘Speedweek’ on the sidelines of his participation in the Goodwood Festival of Speed, did not spare criticism of the current MotoGp, starting with the technical regulations that, in his opinion, would excessively favor domination by Ducati.

“I would make some changes,” the two-time world champion of the premier class said, decisively. “All that m… has to go: no fins, no anti-pinch control, traction control reduced to a minimum. Costs have to come down and the rules have to last at least 10 years, so that struggling manufacturers can recover.”

On Ducati’s dominance: “Having half the riders dictate what happens on the track with bikes of the same brand is not fair, that’s not how a world championship should work. A rule prohibiting such a situation would be enough, but it has to be formulated in such a way that no one can get around it.”

A final plea concerns one of the spectacular aspects of motorcycle riding, wheelies: “Today no one wheelies anymore, riders hardly have problems controlling the bike. Open the throttle on a 280-horsepower motorcycle? Nothing happens: it’s frustrating. I love racing but this kind of development disappoints me. There is more electronics in MotoGp than in Formula 1, we need to say enough.”

Stoner, who was born in 1985, raced in MotoGp from 2006 to 2012: in 2007 he was the first rider to lead Ducati to success in the World Drivers’ Championship while in 2011, riding for Honda, he won what is currently still the last title by a non-European centaur in the premier class.