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Discussion in 'Other Racing' started by kizdan, Nov 13, 2012.

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  1. kizdan

    kizdan F1 Veteran

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    #1 kizdan, Nov 13, 2012
    I think Stoner is one of the best riders in the sport today, easily on the same level as Lorenzo, and better than Pedrosa, I believe. He more than has the capability of winning another World Championship, if not several. He can choose whatever team he wants - they'd all be happy to have him. Yet, he has decided to call it quits at the ripe old age of 27........? This baffles me.

    His mental strength has certainly come into question over the years, and he has certainly voiced his displeasure over how much attention Rossi gets, even with Rossi not being a Championship contender. He also has a new family at home. Do all of these reasons make any sense to leave the pinnacle of motorcycle racing, while still being able to compete as strongly as he can? I don't think so. I think that if he truly stays out of the sport forever, it will end up being a decision he will regret someday.

    How many people in the world have the ability to be competitive in MotoGP, and not only win races, but World Championships? It is a very special gift that so few possess. There is also a shelf life on using said abilities, and a small one at that. Casey is at his prime right now, or maybe even a year or two from hitting his prime - and he is giving it up for good?

    It is his decision. He will be missed in MotoGP. Losing a rider of his caliber is like Alonso leaving F1. It's not like an average rider is leaving that nobody really knows or notices.

    I just don't get it......
     
  2. stever

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    #2 stever, Nov 13, 2012
    I don't follow cycle racing at all, but I thought I heard on Wind Tunnel that he was discouraged because the series was being dumbed down.....?
     
  3. Whisky

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    #3 Whisky, Nov 14, 2012
    Must be something else, because I have covered a lot of sports over the years, and NOBODY walks away from any sport if they still have the drive (and health) to compete, so apparently he lost that.

    Unless you have been a part of it you simply cannot understand how hard it is to walk away from something, something you have been doing quite literally ALL of your life. When it stops, you are lost, you don't know what to do, you wake up and have to convince yourself not to work out, or hit the training table, or the film room, or the garage, whatever.
    You don't know what to do now that you are not mingling with teammates, coaches, mechanics, sponsors, you really are lost for the first few years.
     
  4. BartonWorkman

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    #4 BartonWorkman, Nov 15, 2012
    A totally impartial view but with respect to Stoner's
    retirement announcement.

    This is a global sport built on manufacturer's bringing
    top equipment, riders and sponsors to the game. Riders
    certainly must know the deal going in that they're in the
    media spotlight particularly from their home
    country as well as their team's and sponsor's
    home countries.

    For Stoner to come out and say he dosent care about
    the media circus and dosent really want to have anything
    to do with the media goes against everything modern
    motorsports are about.

    That being said, while Stoner shuns the media, his
    adversary Rossi is a media dream, always with a smile
    and a joke, quite literally a walking quote machine with
    Italian charm and the championships to back it up.

    But Stoner resents the media attention Rossi gets. It's
    seems as though he's either a bit confused or he's
    strinking out against the Austrailian media. Either
    way he's done himself no favours.

    Injuries may also take away a lot of enthusiasim, but
    in this game they're surely expected.

    My question is, what else does he know how to do?
    If he plays this retirement smart, he'd take on a Honda
    dealership or two back home, keep his hand in the
    business a bit and help bring young riders along.

    My bet is, however, he'll re-emerge as a rider again
    in 2014 with his head on a little straighter.

    Time will tell. Best of luck to him as he is an
    incredible talent.

    BHW
     
  5. Forza Nero

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    #5 Forza Nero, Nov 20, 2012
    Stoner is a great talent but he just isn't mentally tough. Him leaving at the top of his game baffles me as much as when Kimi Raikkonen left F1... Both at the top of their game but both express a lack of motivation or interest.
    A rider works his entire life to reach the GP level...races for a few short years only to leave when he finally gets top tier equipment.
    He has a huge bug up his ass about Rossi (as most fierce competitors do-remember Rainey & Schwantz) and until he matches or beats Rossi's record he will always have to live in his shadow.
    I would have loved to see him stick it out one or two more seasons.
    Rossi back on a Yamaha and Lorenzo getting stronger and stronger. Add to that mix Pedrosa has loads of confidence ending the season. Dani is due. 2013 is going to be a tight season and it would have been great to see Four dominant riders scratching and clawing for that #1 plate.
     

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