Casey Stoner was one of the riders who made a big impact on MotoGP, winning two world titles with two different manufacturers. He surprisingly retired after 2012, still at the peak of his abilities.
In an interview with TNT Sports, the Australian explained that his motivation was to ride motorcycles: ‘If you’re going to risk everything, leave it all on the line, you have to do it for a reason. Some people think it’s money. Or why they do it, for a result. For me, I simply loved riding motorcycles. Competing was part of that. I competed, it was fantastic. I loved riding motorcycles more, I loved getting everything I could out of a bike. I was very self-critical‘.
However, according to Stoner, the technological change in motorcycles and the environment in MotoGP negatively affected his motivation: ‘When these bikes became too electronic, with the wheelie too controlled, the fun disappeared. The championship became political‘.
