Casey Stoner marked an era on MotoGP and many say he was one, if not the most, pure talent ever to ride the class. World champion with Honda (2011) and the first to give a world title to Ducati, back in 2007, the australian believes he is still very popular because of what he did on track.
Speaking to Moto Journal, the #27 said it was exactly the results that made him known the way he is: ‘I think the reason I am still popular today is because of my race results. My fans never cared about my discretion. I was incapable of putting on a show, of inventing incredible victory celebrations, the kind that the public likes to see’.
Racing out of love for the sport, and the races themselves, it was what made him riding a bike, not caring much about breaking record, he admitted:
– Unlike many other riders, I never raced to break records. I raced because I liked it, because I liked to win, to make the people in my team and my sponsors happy.