Opinions on MotoGP Sprint races continue to be divided after a season, with some figures in the championship opposing the format. This includes two-time world champion Casey Stoner.
In an interview with TNT Sports, the former rider highlighted that the premier class might not be progressing: ‘There’s so much happening that people think it’s moving forward. But they need to slow down. There hasn’t been a single race this year where all the riders were in their seats. That tells you there’s too much going on. I feel like we’re constantly trying to emulate Formula 1, except we have a lot more electronics’.
Stoner believes that the differences between the premier class of MotoGP and Formula 1 are too significant to follow all examples: ‘We don’t need to emulate Formula 1. We created these races because our bikes are narrow, and you can fit eight into a corner. You can’t do that in F1. We shouldn’t try to emulate them with Sprint races. Let them be what they are. You’d have the same riders in their seats each week’.