I wanted to do nothing and have the whole year free for myself, just do the test program, drive some cars to get used to them, and then do the Development Series in Instead, I was forced to.
I wasn't ready. I was exhausted, I was burned out. The championship was broadcast on TV because I was there and I couldn't back out. You are here MotoGP. The Honda move was another immediate success. In Stoner once again won more than half the races to win his second MotoGP title.
Stoner made an excellent start to his title defence in , winning two of the first three races to lead the points chase. And then on the eve of the fourth race he dropped the bombshell.
During the pre-event press conference at Le Mans the year-old announced he would retire at the end of the season, at the peak of his career. Casey and Adriana recently celebrated 14 years of marriage. During the next seasons following his retirement the media came alive every few months with rumours of a Stoner comeback. The Aussie was second in Japan, behind Valentino Rossi, in But there was no comeback.
At the end of MotoGP banned Moto2 and Moto3 riders from using campervans in the paddock, to make room for more corporate hospitality units. Overnight the paddock was transformed, from a bustling global village to glitzy marketing mall.
At the same time MotoGP technical regulations were rewritten to allow motorcycles powered by superbike engines onto the grid. Stoner ended that year with a win in Valencia, ahead of Pedrosa 2. Because my competitive nature will then take over what the passion cannot hold.
Maybe I am the only young one with a good career ahead of them to retire so early, but at the same time you know I've spoken the truth always. In all my media commitments. I didn't lie to anybody. Just the information got out, and I'm not sure how or by who, but I hadn't even decided by then. So it was wrong information.
I've only decided per cent this last week what my decision is. There is always something holding them here, whether it is money, fame or whatever. I've seen riders in the past lose their passion for the sport, their fun, but still continue to race He then won on his Desmosedici debut and romped to the factory's only MotoGP title to date, but only began to receive the credit he deserved when a series of team-mates struggled with the same machine. Even then, Stoner was criticised for suffering numerous front-end falls as he pushed to keep the Desmosedici competitive from , when he won 13 races - despite being sidelined during while his Lactose Intolerance was diagnosed.
Stoner's switch to Repsol Honda for brought instant title success and he currently leads the standings by one point from Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo. Stoner's Ducati replacement - seven time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi - has taken just one podium since the start of last year.
I'm not really sure what I leave. We've had some fantastic races and I feel even after my first championship in already I had reached my goal. When you are younger you dream of becoming world champion more times, but when you get closer to grand prix and arrive in grand prix the reality is a little more realistic.
No matter how much criticism I got for riding the Ducati. No matter how much criticism I got for crashing and different things like this in the past. This has all helped, to be honest, to arrive at the point where I am today and make my decision a little easier. I'm very happy with the career that I've had in such a short space.
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