I’m done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
VALENTINO ROSSII feel 100% a Yamaha rider in my heart. I had a long career and raced with several factory bikes, but the highlight of my career is undoubtedly with Yamaha.
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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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I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.
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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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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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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 look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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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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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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I feel 100% a Yamaha rider in my heart. I had a long career and raced with several factory bikes, but the highlight of my career is undoubtedly with Yamaha.
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Barcelona is a special track. I have always loved the layout of the circuit, but also the atmosphere and the fans are special. It has always been good fun.
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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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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.
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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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Also, 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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In 2002 the Yamaha was at more or less the same level as the Honda, better in some ways, worse in others. But in the winter of last year between 2002 and 2003, Honda made a big step forward and it seemed as if Yamaha couldn’t quite match that improvement.
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