Stoner and the opinion you don’t expect
In this historical moment, MotoGP is experiencing a moment of great technical difficulty on the part of the Japanese companies survivors, namely Honda and Yamaha, who pay their dues towards the ‘small’ European manufacturers who are taking over the premier class. Ducati is the undisputed leader, KTM wants to dethrone it and Aprilia is constantly growing.
Honda just lost Marc Marquez, who will race with Ducati Gresini in 2024, Yamaha instead has Fabio Quartararo whose contract is expiring and in 2024 they will welcome Alex Rins who has signed an annual contract. Honda, in particular, is still looking for Marc Marquez’s replacement, not an easy task in a market that has already moved all the valuable players awaiting the possible revolution in 2024 when there will be numerous contracts expiring.
Second Casey StonerHowever, Hondas are criticized far too much: “Honda has been in trouble for a couple of years – Stoner’s words reported by the newspaper crash.net – it’s easy from the outside to say that the team isn’t doing a good job, but we don’t know if they are putting the same effort in Japan as they previously put into the MotoGP project. Marquez decided to move house and get on a ‘European’ motorbike also to understand if the problem is him or the motorbike he has at his disposal.”
“Alex Rins won in Texas with a remarkable race – added Stoner – a bike cannot go from winning to not being competitive even for the top-10. In my opinion the RC213Vs aren’t that bad. It happens, however, that we get lost and when even a driver who manages to obtain results is missing, there is no positive example or stimulus that can also be followed by his brand mates, who can fall into a cage of mistrust the moment they leaders are unable to instill the necessary confidence when getting on a motorbike. If we just take the example of KTM, the fact that Pedrosa raced at Jerez and Misano also led the other KTM riders to give something more. It’s very easy to see that the grass is greener on the other side and not fight on a psychological level against a technical condition that may not be the best. This cascade leads to an entire house not being competitive.”
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