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Quizá iría mejor al hilo de entrevistas pero tengo este más a mano, lo dejo como 'noticia'...
Un lujo, el chat con Mick.
http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/motor-sport/mick-doohan-says-casey-stoner-could-return-to-motogp-racing/story-fnhq62mg-1227046085863?nk=ec3980cdd0c7e081779b3a0828b7ef49FIVE-TIME MotoGP world champion Mick Doohan says Casey Stoner could easily return to the racetrack and contend for another world title.
Speaking in a News Corp live blog on Wednesday, Doohan said 28-year-old Stoner, who was MotoGP champion in 2007 and 2011, had the ability to return to the sport if he rediscovered his competitive fire.
“It’s hard to say. Casey made his own decision. He had been racing in the World Championship since he was 16 and was in MotoGP for a long time with Ducati and Honda,” Doohan wrote.
“People retire for different reasons and Casey had his own reasons and we’ll have to wait and see if he would ever come back in the future. He’s certainly young enough to do it if he wanted.”
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Chat LIVE with Mick DoohanHi everyone, Mick will join us at noon AEST. Use the comments box to leave your questions and he'll get through as many as he can until about 12.30pm.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
G'day everyone, Mick here. Looking forward to answering all your questions so start firing them through
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
After the Assen crash and a tough season in 1993, did you ever think you might never win the world championship?
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Tony
a day ago
The thought certainly crossed my mind, but mentally I never gave up hope of achieving my goal to become World Champion, but physically there were challenges to get through. Thankfully there were doctors who were keen to work with me and get me back on the bike.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
who was the toughest rider you came up against?
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Candice
a day ago
There's too many. Everyone at that level is very talented so it is the guys who are most consistent who are the biggest challenges for the title. There were lot's of guys who were quick on a given weekend, but they were never a threat for the title.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Hey Mick, do you reckon today's riders are better than your generation?
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Damo
a day ago
Each generation is different, but at the end of the day you're racing against the worlds best riders. They're the best riders the world has to offer at that time. Obviously the machinery changes, but the talent of the riders from generation to generation remains much the same.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Hey mate, would you encourage kids to take up the sport of racing even though it's so dangerous?
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Mick-lover
a day ago
Sport is a great life experience, being involved in any sport, whether that's racing, tennis or Football is a great gift you can give any child.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
G'day Mick. Where does Marc Marquez rate among the best MotoGP riders you've seen?
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Ben
a day ago
Marc is a talent and statistically he's rating very high. His win ratio to race start is way better that anyone ion the past and certainly in his generation he's way ahead of the competition right now. It happens with any generation in any sport, the question of who is the best, and it can't be answered. Different generations produce great riders, but it's always difficult to compare.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Has your relationship with Wayne Gardner improved over time? You two never looked like great mates back in the day when you were at Honda together...
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Andrew Simpson
a day ago
Before I joined Honda Wayne and I never knew each other so I didn't go there to become mates with him. We were competitors when we were racing, not friends, but in saying that we always got along. We still get along now that we're retired, but I don't get to see much of him any more as we live in different parts of the world.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Why did you retire when you did Mick?
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Payto
a day ago
I had to retire through injury. I had an accident at the beginning of the 99 season and I tried to get back before the end, but it became evident that I wouldn't get back on the bike until mid 2000. So realistically the next shot at a title would have been 2001, so I decided to retire at the end of the 1999 season.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Hi Mick. Do you think Marc Marquez would still have won the MotoGP title this year if Casey Stoner was still racing?
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King AB
a day ago
Well Marc is having a great season this year and obviously last year, but it would have certainly been a big fight. He jumped straight into the team and seat that Casey left and started winning straight away. Would it have lifted Casey to another level? We'll never know, but it's a shame we never saw them race together.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
How hard was the 500cc 2-stroke to ride with no electronic aids ?
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David Jones
a day ago
Well I have nothing to judge it off. We evolved the bikes from when I started to when I finished and they were easier to ride. Today the bikes are easier to ride, but there are still only a handful of guys who can ride them at the absolute limit for the entire race distance. Mentally being able to push yourself to that level throughout the race is what is most challenging.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Whats your opinion on Jack Miller?
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Michael
a day ago
I think he's a great young guy. He has a bright future ahead of him and the good thing is he has the sport behind him. I hope he ends up with a good team if he makes the step to MotoGP because he's certainly our next big Australian hope.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
mick just wondering do you think stoner gave it away to soon or did he get out just in time
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john
a day ago
It's hard to say. Casey made his own decision. He had been racing in the World Championship since he was 16 and was in MotoGP for a long time with Ducati and Honda. People retire for different reasons and Casey had his own reasons and we'll have to wait and see if he would ever come back in the future. He's certainly young enough to do it if he wanted.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Mick, Do you agree with all the electronics in play these days? Was a lot more fun to watch the bikes wheelie and slide around more than they do now.
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Honda Man
a day ago
Whether or not I agree is not up up to me. The manufacturers determine how much electronics are on the bikes and part of it is to protect the riders. Different riders have different levels of electronics to help them ride the bikes they have today. I still believe they move around a lot and look spectacular. the good guys with no electronics would still be the best guys.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Mick, how much input did you have into design of the honda models you raced? And is there anything in today's road going CBR units you can quietly be proud of helping to pioneer?
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Stan 101
a day ago
The lead rider generally works with the engineers and the factory to evolve the bike and as prototypes some things flow down into production bikes over the years. Basically race teams are a test bed for research and development.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
I always thought that the combination of quality bike, quality team and quality rider was a recipe for a championship. Since Stoner, Ducati has not realised that achievement (even with Rossi). What piece of the puzzle is missing do you think with Ducati?
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TK
a day ago
It's difficult to say, but when Casey joined Ducati the bike was in a different situation to now. It had good rubber being one of the first on the Bridgestone tyres and they also had a big horsepower advantage. Casey was also 'green' so he didn't know the bike could be better and as time went on even he found it more difficult to win consistently on the bike. Since then they haven't found the right direction and also Honda and Yamaha have stepped up. I really think it was a case of taking full advantage of the regulations at that time.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Barry Sheene - love him or hate him?
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Bart
a day ago
Absolutely love him. A great man who was great for motorcycling in Australia. He helped me and many other get from Australia to Europe and was an absolute legend of the sport.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Hi Mick! Considering all of the hardships that you endured over your amazing career to achieve what you have achieved in the sport, would you do it all again if you had the chance?
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BG
a day ago
Definitely! There is a downside to every job, and in sport injuries are a part of the game. In racing you know that there is a chance you will get injured, so it's just a matter of how bad and how quick you can get back on the bike.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Hi Mick, Just wondering how your leg is now. Has time helped heal it more?
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Tarmac31
a day ago
I wouldn't be without it! My leg is fine now and my ankle which has been fused since 1992 is still as it was. It doesn't affect me in any way today so I'm thankful for that.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Hi Mick ... I think a lot of people underestimate what it takes to ride a bike. Tell us about the fitness involved to ride at the top level.
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Jane
a day ago
Like most sports it's mostly mental, but the motorcycle is very physically demanding. You're really only seated for a small portion of the lap, the rest of the time you're off the side, over the front, or over the back. You're also competing with high adrenaline levels and an elevated heart rate so you need to be fit to be able to focus on the job at hand while the body is fatigued. All the guys at the top of motorcycle racing a very physically fit.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
G'day Mick, recently Jorge Lorenzo commented that he thought the bikes were too fast and that the spectacle would be just as good and the sport a lot less dangerous if they slowed the bikes a bit - what are your thoughts on this as a racer?
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Dan
a day ago
I'm not racing, but if he is syaing that perhaps others are too and maybe that'
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
that's the way to go. Moto2 racing is very exciting and quite a bit slower, so perhaps it could be looked at. The top speed on the bikes now is incredible, but it's more about how quickly they reach that speed.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
G'day Mick
I visited the Isle of Man this year, and saw a different look on the face of the guys going out to race there, compared with those that race closed circuits. They seem to be a breed apart, given the speeds involved and the very real danger. Any thoughts on comparisons between the TT & MotoGP riders?
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Alistair Stronach
a day ago
It's a different spectrum. Without being disrespectful to the guys winning the TT, the people that compete are almost hobby races. Extreme sports are gathering momentum these days and I think it's seen like that now rather than a dangerous event. I've ridden around the course for a demonstration and it's not somewhere I would have ever liked to race.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Hi Mick, I've noticed you look like you enjoy yourself flogging the AMG around Albert Park earlier this year, what do you prefer these days bikes or cars?
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Alex
a day ago
I still enjoy the bikes of course, but as a racer it's great to get out in whatever you have an opportunity to get out in.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Do you still go for a ride just have a bit of fun nowadays or you are pretty much done even with recreational bike riding
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atyc
a day ago
I'm not done with bikes or riding, but I've never really done much recreational riding and a lot of the racers don't either. When there is an event I can take part in I love to do it, but I don't ride much on the street.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
There is a huge difference in pace between the top bikes and the back markers - as a viewer the question is always in the back of your mind, would someone like a Broc Parkes be running up the front if he was on the factory Honda? I.e. in your opinion, how much is bike and how much is rider?
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Dan
a day ago
It's hard to say. There is always going to be a difference between the good and bad teams and Broc has been racing for a lot of years in different teams and in different championships. Generally if a rider can show promise in the smaller teams then they will get an opportunity on one of the better bikes, so his time may still be yet to come.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Mick do you think the Australian free-to-air TV coverage of MotoGP this year will effect crowds at the Island? We have a potential world champ (Jack Miller) in Moto3 and Ant West is running 7th in Moto2...but we can't watch their races on TV?
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Ben Bartlett
a day ago
Well it's a great opportunity for everyone to get to the Island to see them live in action. Jack has a great chance to win the championship this year at Phillip Island and Ant has had some great success there in the past as well.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Hi Mick, I've noticed that you fly your own helicopter (a Squirrel I think), how long have you been flying and is it something you would recommend doing?
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Marc
a day ago
I've been flying for about 14 years now and I do really enjoy it. Each to their own, but if you have a passion for flying or for anything else you should try it out.
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Mick Doohan
a day ago
Thanks everyone for all your questions. Make sure you come and say hi at Phillip Island for the -MotoGP event on October 17-19.