Cal Crutchlow is in no doubt that reigning MotoGP World champion Casey Stoner is🐬 the 'f🎃astest man on the planet'.

The injured Monster Yamaha Tech 3 star also reckons Aussie Stoner has not received the credit he's 🔥deserved in recent seasons and admitted he was 'disappointed' by news of Sto♍ner's retirement from MotoGP at the end of 2012.

"It was more disappointing for everyone else than it was for him," Crutchlow said on🦋 Stoner's shock decision.

"People don't really give him credit for how fast he is - 🌊he is by fꦚar the fastest guy on the planet.

"Maybe over the years he just hasn't put the championship together, whether that's because of machinery or꧟ himself sಌometimes, but he's by far the fastest guy and when he did get the machinery, he went and won last year.

"And when he won the title before, he maybe didn't have the best machiner⭕y, but he was the best guy," added the Briton, who w🥀as speaking during a live webchat with on Bennetts Bike Insurance Facebook page.

"In all honesty he'🤪s leaving the spo🅰rt for reasons that are correct in some ways and him leaving the sport is a wake-up call for some people.

"But if his passion for the sport isn't there any more then I think he's right to retire and he's definitely doꦰne a great job and left a legacy as well.

"I think he'll stop and that 🐷will be it. He's done everything in motorcycle racing," Crutchlow added.

"MotoGP is th𓄧e pinnacle and if you can win in MotoG🅘P then that's the top.

"Hopefully for his sওake he can win this year for the third time and leave on a high."