I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
VALENTINO ROSSIAlso, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure.
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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 still here because I like to prove myself. I still like to ride the bike on track and enjoy the races. I still have good reasons to be in racing after so many years.
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I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.
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I am completely focused on being strong, riding fast, and enjoying myself. With the new generation of riders, only the chronometer counts. I need to be faster than them on track.
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Giving yourself threads doesn’t mean you don’t believe in yourself in my opinion.
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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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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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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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Once the races begin it’s more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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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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Riding a race bike is an art – a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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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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