Casey Stoner to retire end of season

I first remember watching him in the British 125gp @Donny back in the late 90's at a BSB meeting and he won by over half a lap! a proper talent back then and will be sorely missed for his abilities. But as stated already, MotoGP is boring and the introduction of the CRT bikes imo is a major step back, this should be a premier class and prototype bikes only.
 
If that's the reason, or at least one of the major contributing factors then Stoner gets my respect for sticking to his words, and as a young wealthy man with very little to prove (IMO - I'm well aware there are still doubters) I can't blame him for not wanting to be dragged all over the world for a sport that he doesn't view the same way as I do. I can't begin to imagine what it's like being in the eye of that particular hurricane - not pleasant I'd imagine.
 
He's given a multitude of reasons but i think tis pretty clear CRT was the straw that broke the camels back.

Asked to elaborate on the reasons for his decision, he denied the birth of his first child Alessandra in February had been a pivotal factor.

The dumbing down of rules to let tweaked 1000cc production engines to race in MotoGP was a factor, further removing the series away from its prototype ethos.
“I've been watching this championship a long time and it is very easy to see what works and what doesn't.

"This championship and everything I've done to get here has been a huge dream of mine and then to realise a lot of things, whether it's people having no faith in you or people not believing in your talent or the changes that have happened to the championship.

"2009 was a big eye-opener to me, everyone still until this day says it was a mystery illness, the fact that no one understands that I have a lactose intolerance, which is really critical, it just takes all my energy and stops me from absorbing nutrients. No one listened to me on that. Many things over time have taken their toll.

"The direction I see the championship heading and the fact that in 2009 I realised what was important and that's family and happiness. Money isn't everything. I think that I am one of the few riders who can actually say they have retired when they have stopped enjoying it.

"My passion has slowly ebbed away from this championship. It is not the championship I fell in love with. It is not the championship I always wanted to race in. This is a MotoGP championship, this is a prototype championship.

"People can talk about the past with it starting as standard machines and progressed to prototype machines, now we are taking the opposite step and going backwards.

"There are many, many different reasons, but it is basically me losing my passion for the racing and my enjoyment of this sport. For sure I will enjoy it this year but for sure if I continued it would only be a mistake on my behalf. It wouldn't be correct to Honda and my team if I didn't give 110%.

"I've loved bikes, this is my whole life and if I keep doing it I'm afraid I'm going to lose my passion and not want to go near a bike for the next 10 years, and that would scare me, "said Stoner.
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As much as he is a great rider I wont miss his constant whining seems like this retirement has just been an excuse to have one huge whine about all things Motogp.
 
motogp needs an overhaul.

Stoner is an awesome rider.

Love seeing him slide it like no other! :)

Yeah, he can whinge - until others are at his level i think he has every right tbh!
 
Rossi wont get it, he's already said he's staying with Ducati and openly said he wants to develop the bike further.
 
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Rossi wont get it, he's already said he's staying with Ducati and openly said he wants to develop the bike further.
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Lost cause maybe? Its great that the ducati works in the wet, but most are not wet races. It'll take a lot of time and effort (and bad finishes) to get that bike good in the dry.
 
Motogp needs an overhaul, agreed.

But, i want too see cutting edge bikes from ALL major bike manufactures but unfortunately there isnt the money around to fund this, so its seems.

However CRT bikes just dont do it for me, far too tame.
 
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