Jorge Lorenzo has dished out plaudits for his former rival Casey Stoner, who he spent several years battling against in MotoGP.<\/p>\n
Jorge Lorenzo<\/a> and Casey Stoner<\/a> shared some memorable moments on track over the years, with their title fights at the beginning of the 2010s showcasing the high drama that the premier class of motorcycle Grand Prix brings week in, week out.<\/p>\n MotorLand is Marc Marquez’s backyard \ud83d\udd25 <\/p>\n But he\u2019s not the only one who shone at Aragon, with legends like Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner joining the list \u2728#AragonGP<\/a> \ud83c\udfc1 pic.twitter.com\/xM42hVrcvZ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MotoGP\u2122\ud83c\udfc1 (@MotoGP) June 2, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n Stoner\u2019s antics on two wheels have become the stuff of legends since his retirement from the class in 2012, with his championship triumph in 2007<\/a> on a bike that was being \u2018eaten alive\u2019 by rivals being just one of many. <\/p>\n Valentino Rossi even congratulated the Australian<\/a> for being able to compete on a Ducati<\/a> bike before Rossi took his seat in 2011. The Italian referenced the bike destroying the careers of other riders, except for Stoner. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Marc Marquez names the one MotoGP rider he wishes he could have studied up close<\/a><\/p>\n Casey Stoner\u2019s \u2018instinct\u2019 set him apart from other riders on the MotoGP grid<\/p>\n On a recent episode of Mig Babol featuring Jorge Lorenzo, the five-time motorcycle world champion spoke on the sheer natural talent Stoner brought to the MotoGP grid, stating, \u201cAfter Stoner, [Pedrosa] is the rider with the most instinct. <\/p>\n \u201cMore instinct, more talent to immediately understand the limits of the track. If the races were without practice, just race only, [Stoner] would win them all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the track was so mixed and had very poor grip, he understood where the limit was in every single part,\u201d Lorenzo continued. \u201cDry, wet, to give the maximum on the whole track, in all the parts of the circuit. <\/p>\n \u201cHe started out 2 seconds ahead of everyone else. It started like that, the session lasted 45 minutes, and by the end of the session, we were more or less with him, but he was already ahead. In the first run, he\u2019d give us seconds, it was incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Valentino Rossi once left Casey Stoner with \u2018pure frustration\u2019 after MotoGP icon\u2019s \u2018ambition outweighed his talent\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Marc Marquez\u2019s current form reminds Jorge Lorenzo of when he was trying to beat Casey Stoner<\/p>\n Lorenzo has previously drawn comparisons towards himself and Pecco Bagnaia<\/a> due to the Italian\u2019s current predicament in not being able to beat his Ducati teammate, Marc Marquez<\/a>.<\/p>\n In trying to keep up with the Australian at his home race at Phillip Island in 2010, Lorenzo pushed his Yamaha<\/a> over the limit. He lost control of the bike behind Stoner and ended up losing half of one of his fingers after it got stuck underneath the bike during the crash.<\/p>\n Lorenzo fretted about not having any feeling in the finger following the incident, which caused him to miss the final rounds of the season and ultimately handed the title to Stoner. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n