Casey Stoner, Ducati's only MotoGP champion, believes success with the Desmosed🎃ici requires putting pride to one side and adapt♛ing to the bike.

Stoner🔯 celebrated 23 race wins during his time at Ducati, but the best any other Desmosedici rider has achi﷽eved since 2007 is a solitary wet/dry win for Loris Capirossi.

In the aftermath of Valentino Rossi's re✅treat 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 Ducati. But I think it's nothing to do with stꦡyle. 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 𒅌be ridden. You know𒀰, you can go to other manufacturers and say 'that's how I did it there and it worked, and why isn't it working here?'

"But I think it's just about pride, 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 H๊onda last season, is to retire at the end༺ of 2012.