Ahead of lining up first and second for tomorrow’s Algarve MotoGP, Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller have both agreed that having Casey Stoner as a rider coach wou🍬ld be great.

The former two-time𒉰 world champion - once with Ducati and once with Honda - has been a guest of Ducati’s this weekend, which has involved helping both its factory riders. 

Stoner has been spotting for both riders and providing feedback on where t🐼hey can improve, but also what their rivals are doing. 

After qualifying the subject of having Stoner as a rider coach was put forward to both riders with Bagnaia saying: "It could be a nice present from Ducati to have Casey [🧸Stoner] as a coach next year. 

"It’s a different p🐟oint of vieꦇw, he’s a legend and it’s different to have a coach. 

"In Ducati we didn’t have 🎉this and for me it helps a lot. Maybe next year we can have him. F🔯or me he helped a lot in the last corner."

Miller was a♛sked the same question, with the caveat of maybe taking a pay cut to allow his compatriot to help as a coach.&nb💜sp;

As expected the subject of taking said pay𝄹 cut brought out a funny response from Miller, however, he did agree with Bagnaia that having a coach like Stoner is something the team should consider. 

Miller said: "The same like Pecco [Bagnaia], there’s not much money to be cut out of my salary to bloody pay for him [jokes Miller]. But no, it’s great h𝕴aving Casey for these lꦬast two Grand Prix’. 

"He has a family though and lives on the other side of the world,𒐪 so the idea of that working out could be too hard logistically and what not. 

"But, I would be all for it, 100%. But like Pecco said, it’s really nice to worꩲk with spotters on track, of course, Casey’s not your normal spotter, let’s say that. 

"It’s Casey Stoner! He’s a legend and one of the best to ev🥃er do it. I think it’s something that’s missing from our program and we definitely need to look at adding it🌜 to the program."