John McGuinness has explained his changing philosophy at 🔯t🎀he Isle of Man TT.

Only Joey Dunlop (26) and Mic🍌hael Dunlop (29) have won more races around the TT than the legendary McGuinness.

He will return this year, aged 53𝔉, but competing for victories is no longer the so🌳le goal.

It has been 𝓡a decade since McGuinness’ ཧlast victory at the TT, in the 2015 Senior TT.

“I get a different buzz now which is super weird, because people probꦏably can’t understand it,” McGuinness told .

“If I get passed I get passed, 𒁃but I get passed with r💛espect.

“They’re not trying to stick me through a hedge.

“I actually really enjoy being in the🍨 hotseat watching what they’re doing because I’ve been in that situation before; not learning anything because there’s nothing for me to pick up off them, they’ve just stepped it up a gear.

“But to follow Hicky for three or four 🔴miles, or Todd or Dunlop for three or four miles, it’s quite a nice plac🎀e to be.

“When the flag comes out and you’re fifth, sixth or what൩ever – fifth in the Senior (in 2024) – a lot of riders would take that.

“My lap times are still the same, they’ve 𝓡flattened out a little bit but these big bikes take some holding onto and people don’t understand that.”

McGuinness does indeed remain very co𒐪mpetitive. Last year he was fifth in the Senior TT, sixth in the Superbike race, and seventh in the Supersto🔯ck race.

McGuinness is the first riderও to lap the Mountain Course at more than 130mph.

He has started 108 TT races ♎and earned 47 podium finishes.

M꧅cGuinness is synonymous with Honda, having won together for the ✅first time in 1999.

He also rod꧂e for Norton, and signed to race for Kawasaki,𝕴 but is now back with Honda.

McGuinness said about his 2025 plan: “It’s the big bike and𒉰 stocker for me, four races (at the TT) which is enough, same at the North West.

“We’ll do the Oulton Parಞk BSB because you need to get that for your licence, plus you need to sharpen your pencil a little bit.

“I’ve got this opportunity, I love it, I enjoy it, I ride tricꦦk bikes and there’s tons of cool stuff that goes on, so there’s always something that keep🍰s your attention.

"Th𓆏e same pressure is not there, but you’ve got to concentrate, do the testing, and keep your eye on the ball.”