Casey Stoner hasn’t competed since 2012 in the premier class and Marc Márquez has marveled at the world of motorcycling, just as his predecessor did before. Cal Crutchlow smiled as he imagined what a fight between them would be on the track with both of them at their peak.

‘Moving from rider to supporter, I would pay a good amount of money to see this race. Not Casey from now on because he is no longer competing, but if Marc competed at the time Casey would pay a lot of money to see this race, it would be something very special’, the british said, quoted in Speedweek.

For the rider even the riding style there are similarities between the two world champions, suggesting that the spaniard may have learned by watching the australian: ‘They are very similar. I think Casey had more control. Marc is always skidding and crashing several times, which wasn’t the case with Casey. I loved seeing Casey. The control he had on the bike was world-class, and Marc is the same. He didn’t use his elbow like Marc, but he leaned in the same way on the bike as Marc did. The reason all Honda riders use the rear brake is because Marc learned from Casey and I learned from Marc. That’s because Casey had excellent control of that brake’.

And which one would win? ‘I’m not saying this is what was going to happen, but in a normal race it’s hard to overtake, and I think Casey would win quite easily. But if everything depended on a direct battle between them, then I think Marc would win… I think these two will always be a problem for all Honda riders because they are so good’.