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.
VALENTINO ROSSIThe 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.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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 speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it’s not the same taste.
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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 race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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My approach to the races hasn’t changed in my 20-year career. If I have the chance to attack and to pass, I do it, trying to get the best possible result.
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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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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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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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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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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 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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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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