I could get hung out to dry, here in Australia, for what I’m about to say. I don’t think Casey Stoner will make the grade in V8 Supercars! I don’t think he has the necessary talent to be up there at the top level. I’ve watched and admired Casey in MotoGP for some time now. He has been brilliant, a joy to watch, especially winning his first MotoGP championship in 2007, when he rung the neck out of the Ducati. If he stayed in bike racing he quite possibly could have overtaken the great Mick Doohan’s five titles to become Australia’s greatest GP rider ever. He may still end up going back to MotoGP. I hope he does, as that is what he does best. In his first season in the cars he has struggled, as anyone would. If Craig Lowndes threw in the V8’s and took up bike racing tomorrow, he would do the same. I hope Casey succeeds in V8 Supercars, I really do, but at this stage he is getting hammered, he doesn’t even look comfortable. Next year will be a make or break year for him in the cars.