Repsol Honda should target a young Moto2 talent rather than an experienced veteran to kickstart its post-Marc Marquez era.
That’s the opinion of the team’s 2011 world champion Casey Stoner, who says HRC would benefit more from someone “young, fast, hungry” than a mature rider “with baggage”.
“When you’ve got somebody young, fast, hungry, willing to do whatever it takes, I think that’s the option they need to go for. You don’t need a leader of the team if it’s not the right leader. “Often there are a lot of bikes within one bike - you can change everything, there are so many aspects to these things that they should be exploring. If they get someone willing to go outside of their comfort zone…”
“It is going to be less of a loss for Marc, he gets to go to Ducati and understand what he’s been looking at, get an idea if he’s able to ride the bike.
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