Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossiis an Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. He is considered to be the greatest and one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with nine Grand Prix World Championships to his name – seven of which are in the premier class...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionMotorcycle Racer
Date of Birth16 February 1979
CityUrbino, Italy
CountryItaly
race too-much lasts
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.
work-out understanding machines
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.
winter important tests
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, and we start with this test
team winning italian
I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
sports passion riders
Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider
race years interesting
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
positive-thinking able tyres
I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.
rallying
But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
winter years yamaha
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.
two race track
However I am looking forward to the two new Grands Prixs both Shanghai and Laguna Seca are fantastic tracks and it will be good to race at them.
racing goes-on life-goes-on
We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
strong trying riders
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.
fun track atmosphere
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.
leave level people races spectacle watch
As for the level of spectacle of the two disciplines, I leave it to the people who watch the races to comment.