James Toseland ‘could never’ replicate the special technique he saw Casey Stoner using on his Ducati bike

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The legend of Casey Stoner’s antics in MotoGP lives on, even after his retirement from the premier class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing in 2012.

Casey Stoner‘s expressive and unique riding style on two wheels across a relatively short seven-year stint in MotoGP has earned him the moniker of being your favourite rider’s favourite rider.

As a rival of the Australian during the height of his career, Jorge Lorenzo is still in awe over some of the things Stoner used to do in MotoGP sessions. His natural ‘instinct’ is what the Spaniard believes sets Stoner apart from the average rider.

Marc Marquez sees Stoner as one of the riders he wishes he had an opportunity to battle with on track. The current MotoGP championship leader stated that he doesn’t even want to beat him, but rather follow him around the track and learn a few things.

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James Toseland was in awe of Casey Stoner braking with just his middle finger

Speaking with TNT Sports in May during a debate on who the greatest MotoGP rider of all time is, James Toseland recalled a time when he noticed Stoner was using just his middle finger to apply the brakes on his Ducati bike.

“When I used to watch him,” Toseland started, “He used to brake with just his middle finger. I could never do that. I don’t know if you guys ever tried it, but I could never get that finger there.

Neil Hodgson joined in with the plaudits for Stoner, saying, “There were lots of things that Stoner did that I never tried. He was just incredible, wasn’t he?

“A pure animal on a motorcycle, and when he won his first world championship on the Ducati in 2007, Ducati had had no success. They had been really struggling, and he got on a bike and made the difference.

“It’s rare that you see a rider completely make the difference. He destroyed his teammates a bit like Marquez has done moving forward, but we’re talking about riding styles. Stoner just looked so confident with a bit of rear sliding.”

Casey Stoner previously said that he was getting ‘eaten alive’ on his 2007 championship-winning Ducati

Speaking via the Ducati Diaries Podcast, Stoner recalled his 2007 championship-winning season on a bike which he said ‘wasn’t really good at anything’.

Despite the tough machinery, Stoner won the championship with a 125-point lead over Dani Pedrosa in second place. The Aussie won 10 Grands Prix that season, with the highest-placed Ducati behind him coming in the form of Loris Capirossi, who finished the year in seventh place.

The 2007 season would mark Stoner’s first of four years on an Italian bike in the premier class of motorcycle racing, opting to move to Honda in 2011, where he would go on to secure another MotoGP world championship for himself.

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