In my opinion we are at the limit now, and 17 races is really too much. With all the testing that we do now, it means we’re always on the bike and it’s quite difficult.
VALENTINO ROSSIThe 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.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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I’m very happy because I won a lot. I’ve won races and lived in a world that just gave me joy, so I remember it very positively.
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Our sport is dangerous. We risk the life out there, so we need to stay calm and focused and leave all the rest out.
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I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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I’m done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
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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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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.
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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 would have probably stolen cars – it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn’t have had this passion to be a rider.
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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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You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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