I’m really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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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Riding a race bike is an art – a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
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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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I was lucky. My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old.
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I’m done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
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I have designs I like applied to my helmet, motorcycle, riding suits, gloves,and boots. I have a designer friend of mine put the designs on them for me. I think a livery on the helmet is significant in expressing a rider’s personality.
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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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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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I don’t like being famous – it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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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 have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
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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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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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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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