How do Ferrari know what I’m doing next year when I don’t know what I’m doing next week?
VALENTINO ROSSIAlso, 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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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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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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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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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 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 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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I try to have a different relationship with the bike. I don’t give it a name, but I always speak with it. I don’t know if the other riders do the same. This is not only a piece of metal – there is a soul. The bike talks back too. But not with a voice, with the components.
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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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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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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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I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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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’m done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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The 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.
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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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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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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
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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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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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You try to do a technical feature: in front of me I had a strong rider who brakes hard and it’s difficult to pass.
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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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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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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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