Casey Stoner confirms that he is a great motorsport enthusiast and, at the same time, a reserved person. We were able to have a long interview with the Australian: it was an opportunity to look back over his career but also to discuss some aspects of current events.

Here's what came out.

'Popularity didn't always make me feel comfortable'

"I didn't race for fame or statistics or money, I have a passion for the beauty of racing, and for me it's not strange to be reserved and at the same time want to race"

"If I had continued after the age of 27? I could have won more championships, had more fame, but the pleasure of racing was no longer the same. It was a big decision but I have no regrets".

On his illness, chronic fatigue syndrome: 'It's not easy to explain it to someone who doesn't have it. It's not something physical, it's not a broken bone... with chronic fatigue you have no control, of your body, of your thoughts. You're tired all the time'.

We then asked the star to speculate how the challenge with Marc Marquez would go: "You can't beat someone in his game..."

Ancora su Marquez e il suo stile di guida: “Usa le sessioni per capire il limite per poi fare meglio la gara. Il problema è che quando sei giovane il corpo reagisce ma quando invecchi ci vuole più tempo a recuperare. Io ho cercato sempre di essere più veloce di anno in anno, rischiando meno”.

Poi Stoner ha ripercorso il suo rapporto, difficile, con Valentino Rossi, specie nel periodo del passaggio di Rossi in Ducati.

L’australiano ha parlato anche delle differenze tra Case europee e giapponesi e ha ricordato Marco Simoncelli.