MotoGP Laguna Seca: Casey Stoner “I tried the soft because the hard wasn't good, but there's still work to do”
The new "monster of the lagoon" satisfied with his third success on the American track
Casey Stoner confirms himself as the new "monster of the lagoon", winning again on the legendary American track after the triumphs of 2007 with Ducati and last year astride Honda. Once again the victory came after overtaking Lorenzo halfway through the race, just like 12 months ago. Stoner decided to start on the soft tyre, alone among the leading riders. A choice that seemed like a gamble and which instead he paid off.
“I had to make up points today – Stoner said to SportMediaset – after the mistakes made in Assen and Mugello. Now I have to put myself down to try to get back up in the rankings. My goal is to win. We didn't work much on the soft, but we didn't do well with the hard ones and I decided to change and it went well. At first I thought about not wearing out the rubber too much and in the end I won. It will be difficult to recover because the gap is significant but there is time to get back under but I repeat it is tough. This weekend went well but there is still work to be done on the bike. I didn't like the new chassis I tried at Mugello and to date I don't think there are new things that I will already bring to the track in the next race, even if the team is working very hard because we especially need to improve driving on the right"
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Well done Casey...get on the gas and stay calm...we know it's tough because the Black Manba is a tough opponent and Iwata's bike is a great beast...but you can do it...go Casey go!
Great race, I see him driving and (without controversy) I wonder what he could do with the current DD16.
However, if he's on the ball he's unbeatable, you could see a Honda all shaking despite a very stable and clean Yamaha, even if I think Jorge avoided taking risks, especially after the number at the entrance to the Corkscrew.
Well done Casey!
...it's a shame he leaves at the end of the season...many on the forum, especially the red fans, would like the brawl on the track at every race...you have to admit, however, that seeing him drive like that is pure spectacle, it alone is worth the price of the ticket...over the years '80 there was Spencer and now he's there, for a few more races (unfortunately)... instead we'll keep him red until victory number 123, assuming he gets there... let's console ourselves by thinking of the remaining colorless races he'll have!!!
in my opinion the races are like this because there are such good riders in front who always go to the maximum performance obtainable from the bike which is why there are few overtakings
in superbikes the rider level is lower, increasing driving errors and consequently increasing the chances of overtaking for others
Moto GPs are too sophisticated now
@bibo
Good boy !!! finally someone who understands something. You have to understand that the level ahead is simply STRATOSPHERIC and just turning 1 tenth faster means ending up on the ground. When you turn at these levels you have to forget about chain overtaking. If you want lots of overtaking it would be enough to do all CRT. But did you see Stoner's “animal” as he drove yesterday??? always a hair outside the limit... I wouldn't have bet anything on Lorenzo being able to pass and win without crashing. Yesterday Lorenzo was clearly better with the bike but the kangaroo really drove every curve over the top... CRANDE STONER!!!!
but has anyone ever wondered if there has ever been this level of drivers since 2003... I remember that until 2007 someone was racing alone and with vehicles out of reach for everyone... that's why they showed the brawl, played at cat and mouse with everyone. with all respect to the pilots of past years. I'm the one who says that the last one is also a phenomenon...
@bibo
I agree about the skill of the drivers, which makes overtaking very difficult; however it must also be said that the Laguna Seca contributes a lot to making them difficult.
@fantomas
I don't agree with the fact that Stoner drives outside the limit, sometimes he did it a little on a left-hand bend, I think it's the one at the end of the home straight; it's impossible to ride an entire race outside the limits, it's simply his way of sharpening the corners with the Honda compared to the round and regular trajectories of Lorenzo on the Yamaha.
They are different styles and ways of riding dictated by the characteristics of the motorcycle
Titian
I told you that Casey, with the disaster in Germany, would find himself in a jungle...
At Mugello, then, he wrapped himself up in his thoughts... and he was about to wrap up the motorbike too!!
At Laguna Seca I saw a minimum of attitude to wait for the right moment to shoot his flying laps......with black commas in scary curves!!
I am convinced that if Stoner had had even the slightest consistency in developing this attitude, he could have also boasted the 2008 and 2012 titles in his palmares..
It's true, 2012 isn't over yet…..but Jorge Lorenzo is not Sete Gibernau !!!!!!!!!!
It's a shame that MotoGP is losing this fantastic rider... alien beyond belief!!
Long live MotoGP!!
Great Casey for me watching him alone for how he drives is worth every second and the entire price of the race ticket!
However I can assert that if Casey had Lorenzo's mind in the tactical sense he would be the perfect rider!
I have always said that Pedrosino is an excellent rider but compared to the two phenomena he lacks something and unfortunately he has had an unlucky career partly due to injuries and partly due to having happened in the Stoner and Lorenzo era.
It's a shame for Spies, an incomprehensible fall would have deserved more.
Anyway, great MotoGP, it's a shame about the loss of that phenomenon Casey next year, he will be greatly missed by all the true enthusiasts and by those who know and have the knack for riding a motorbike.
Great Casey, try to end your career on a high note with tenacity, consistency above all and leave the MotoGP with 3 world championships under your belt.
If you can't do it, you were still a phenomenon.
I consider him the best rider of the last 5 years, despite the anger that Ducati managed to materialize at the time; It's a big shame that he's leaving.
But it's even more of a shame that he's so obstinate in competing at the highest level (prototype), because otherwise seeing him next year on the Panigale in SBK would really be a blast!!!