Casey Stoner, Ducati's only MotoGP champion, believes success with the Desmosedici requires putting pride to one side andꦅ adapting to thℱe bike.

Stoner celebrated 23 race wins during his time at Ducati, but the best any other Desmosedici rider has achieved since 2007 is a so✃litary wet/dry win for Loris Capirossi.

In the aftermath of Valentino Rossi's retreat to Yamaha, Stoner was asked for his thoughts on the chances of Andrea Dovizioso♐ - tipped to replace Rossi next season - suiting the Ducati.

"No idea. People have been saying for years one rider's style is similar to another rider's style and will suit the Duc🎃ati. But I think it's nothing to do with s🐭tyle. It's pride, personally," said Stoner.

"[No matter how] you think a bike should be ridden, you basically have to ride it how it wants to be ridden. You k𝔉now, you can go to other manufacturers and say 'that's how I did it there and it worked, and why isಌn't it working here?'

"But I think it's just about♔ pr൩ide, and you need to give that up and ride it the way it needs to be."

Stoner, who won a second world title for Repsol Ho✤nda last season, is to retire at the end of 2012.