If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
VALENTINO ROSSII don’t like being famous – it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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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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Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
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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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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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In 2009, I didn’t like that Yamaha signed such a young and competitive teammate [Jorge Lorenzo]. But now everything is different. We are more mature. Everyone knows his role and position. Things are clear.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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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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