"This championship this year is separated. It's not starting again from the beginning, it's going backwards. There’s just no way for them to get anywhere near the factory bikes.

I’ve only decided in this last week 100% what my decision is, so we’re not sure how it got out. Sure I’m going to enjoy this year, but I think if I continue, then it would only be a mistake on my behalf, it wouldn’t be correct to Honda, and my team, everybody if I didn’t give 110%. This is the MotoGP championship, this is a prototype championship. At the press conference at Le Mans, where Casey Stoner made the shock announcement of his retirement, Stoner answered questions from journalists present about his decision to retire at the end of the 2012 season. There is always something holding them here, whether it is money, fame or whatever. Are you talking about the CRT, or the control tires? 'When I stop feeling the passion for this sport I will retire.' That will not be in the very immediate future. My passion has slowly ebbed away from this championship. "Whether I'll be fast enough or not is another thing. "Every rider here says always the same thing. I love bikes, this has been my whole life, and if I keep doing it, I’m afraid I’ll lose completely my passion for it and not want to even go near a bike for the next 10 years, and that would scare me. Criticising it many times. In all my media commitments. I think it would be really nice to see some fantastic racing out at the front, but with only a few factory bikes out there, it’s not going to happen any time soon. "2009 [when Stoner was sidelined with fatigue problems] to be honest was a big eye opener to me. "It's not up to me to say what I'm going to leave to the sport," said Stoner, in reply to a further question. The fact that no-one understands that I have a Lactose Intolerance. My passion has slowly ebbed away from this championship. Rossi could prove to be among the more fanciful suggestions for the seat. The reigning world champion Casey Stoner has stunned the MotoGP paddock by announcing that he will retire at the end of the 2012 season. It’s not starting again from the beginning, it’s going backwards. Stoner made his MotoGP debut for LCR Honda in 2006, claiming a pole and a podium, then switched to the factory Ducati team for 2007. "There are a lot of things that have disappointed me, and also a lot of things I have loved about this sport, but unfortunately the balance has gone in the wrong direction. "The birth of my little girl has nothing to do with this. This is a prototype championship. "This was my dream to become world champion. "They are saying that the racing is boring. It would be nice if I could say I would stay one more year, but then where does it stop? This is the first time I saw a young, talented rider retire so early without an injury. Casey stoner seems to be bullied by European fans and media altogether throughout his career. A multiple state and local champion, his family moved to Britain when he was 14 so he could start racing on tarmac. Check out the Crash MotoGP YouTube channel - CLICK HERE, “It felt like nobody trusted me” - Petrucci vindicated, win not down to weather, Jack Miller satisfied with front row in response to ‘strange’ FP3 crash, Petrucci back on form and the front row, says Ducati top speed is now weakness, Avintia confirms it is considering VR46 Sky Italia bid for 2021 MotoGP entry, Zarco ‘scared’ Dovi collision cost him Ducati factory 2021 MotoGP shot, Johann Zarco enticed by two-year leap in Ducati machinery for 2021 MotoGP, Petrucci thrills, Rossi spills, Suzuki chills: French MotoGP Winners & Losers, Memories of 2018 as Pol Espargaro notches up KTM’s fifth podium of 2020, Kvyat hits out at “unprofessional” Albon after collision in F1 Eifel GP, Sebastian Vettel: P11 not a true reflection of pace at F1 Eifel GP, Alex Marquez stamps mark on MotoGP with superb 18th to 2nd charge, F1 VIDEO: Lewis Hamilton equals Michael Schumacher's wins record. To be honest, I don’t want to keep racing bikes to the point where I completely lose my passion. The Australian star has won more MotoGP races (35) than any other rider since 2006, and been crowned world champion for both Ducati (2007) and Honda (2011). Why Casey Stoner's Return To MotoGP Is Actually A Really Big Deal. That it's really critical to me if I do have any.


"And so, basically, we won't be continuing any more. Sure I'm going to enjoy this year, but I think if I continue it would only be a mistake on my behalf. Casey Stoner, The Advertiser. MAKING my decision to retire from full-time MotoGP racing was a very, very hard thing to do. I've seen riders in the past lose their passion for the sport, their fun, but still continue to race...PAGE 4 - CLICK HERE. "It's not of the type that everyone thinks it is. Because my competitive nature will then take over what the passion cannot hold. The Italian is enduring a miserable second season with Ducati but it is hard to see him returning to Honda after the bitter manner of his departure to Yamaha at the end of 2003. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. It just basically takes my energy, it stops me absorbing nutrients. No matter how much criticism I got for crashing and different things like this in the past. Then you get here and race for a few years and realise a lot of things. People can say all they want about the past, that it started out as very standard machines and basically progressed to prototype machines, and now we’re just taking the opposite step and going backwards. F1 video: Why Sebastian Vettel is perfect for Aston Martin. "I think everyone in this room really needs to realise what championship they have before it's gone.
I know I can go out there, even if I’m not enjoying it, I can go out there and I’ll still do the same results and give everything I can, because my competitive nature will then take over, where the passion cannot hold. It has a small part of making the decision easier, but by no means is it the reason why I made this decision. "People can say all they want about the past, that it started out as standard machines and progressed to prototype machines. His retirement will also leave a vacancy at Repsol Honda that plenty of riders will be keen to fill. "It's something I'll definitely be interested to do in the future. In all my media commitments, even in the last race, in Portugal. The first of the CRTs comes into parc ferme after, I think, the race and qualifying. Casey Joel Stoner AM (born 16 October 1985) is a retired Australian professional motorcycle racer, and a two-time MotoGP World Champion, in 2007 and 2011.

F1 video: Destination unknown for Sergio Perez. He also leads the 2012 standings by one point. Q: Are you satisfied with what you achieved in your career? "We've had a great career. I think I’ve seen other riders lose their passion for the sport, lose their fun in the sport, and still continue to race. But Stoner explained that the criticism he has received over the years and the direction MotoGP is taking in regards to cut-price CRT-style technical rules means his passion has 'slowly ebbed away from this championship'. It's not the championship I've always wanted to race in. But the world champion had previously stated he did not want to still be racing in his 30s, and initial suggestions that he might retire had surfaced after he became a father in February. It's clearly separating them. This championship this year is separated, the first of the CRTs comes into Parc Ferme after the race, I can’t remember, definitely after qualifying, and it’s clearly separating it. "After so many years of doing this sport which I love, and which myself and my family made so many sacrifices for, after so many years of trying to get to where we have gotten to at this point, this sport has changed a lot and it has changed to the point where I am not enjoying it. Also the birth of my little girl has absolutely nothing to do with this.

Just the information got out, and I'm not sure how or by who, but I hadn't even decided by then. And if I keep doing it I'm afraid I'll completely lose my passion for it and not want to go near a bike for ten years. "This is maybe not a waste of talent, but a waste of a life for me if I continue doing it," he replied.


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