I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
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The tragic incident of Luis Salom reminds us that our sport, our passion, is dangerous. We know it but, in a way, we don’t think about it.
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How do Ferrari know what I’m doing next year when I don’t know what I’m doing next week?
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You try to do a technical feature: in front of me I had a strong rider who brakes hard and it’s difficult to pass.
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Riding a race bike is an art – a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
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The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it’s true.
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We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved.
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I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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It’s a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand everything about the new machine.
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I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.
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The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it’s important to develop it during this time.
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I’m lucky because I don’t feel too much pressure – it’s only in the last hour before the race, and even then it’s good, positive pressure.
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Once the races begin it’s more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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I try to have a different relationship with the bike. I don’t give it a name, but I always speak with it. I don’t know if the other riders do the same. This is not only a piece of metal – there is a soul. The bike talks back too. But not with a voice, with the components.
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