Što se tiče istorije, Mat Oxley je u zvaničnom pregledu sezone 2011 napisao:
The 208-page, hardcover book starts with an in-depth, overarching summary of the 2011 season by Mat Oxley that shouts what only few dared whisper last season: Casey Stoner has replaced Valentino Rossi as the best rider in the world and the dominant rider of the unloved 800cc generation of 2007-11, without question.
"Stoner is certainly the greatest talent in MotoGP at the moment," Oxley wrote. "He probably had been for the previous few years, but he was so busy fighting to keep the Ducati right side up that his skills weren't quite so obvious. Only in the light of Valentino Rossi's nightmare year with the Italian machine is his remarkable ability fully appreciated."