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
bad last memories race sand score settle track year
I always race to win, but last year it was like a motocross track and there was so much sand out there. I've got really bad memories of last year and you could say I have a score to settle with the circuit,
fantastic
This was a fantastic first day for us, especially the afternoon,
lost minutes morning problem
We had a gearbox problem this morning ... so we probably lost about 15 minutes of the session,
bike full looking near optimal session setup track until
We were looking for the optimal setup of the bike for the Brno track so it wasn't until near the end of the session that I went full out,
achieve asked constantly family impossible maybe normal start
To relax, maybe start a family and live a normal life. This would be impossible to achieve in Italy, where I am asked constantly for my autograph.
great magic race stayed track
This track is magic, it was a great race. I wasn't able to escape. Nicky had a great race and stayed right with me.
beginning casey expect good honest job season strong
To be honest I didn't expect Casey to be so strong at the beginning of the season and he is doing a very good job on the Honda.
grip improve lost order
We made some modifications in order to improve the acceleration and unfortunately we lost a lot of grip in braking.
bike changes corners fast few full good lap looking lots means potential problems quite riders speed team today tried vibration within work yesterday
We still have quite a few problems with the vibration and this means that we can't use the bike to its full potential and make fast lap times. We've tried lots of changes to the set-up today - balance, suspension, but the problem remains. In some of the fast corners my speed is down by as much as 15 or 20kms. The good thing is that we're much better than yesterday and we've done some really good work within the team to make these improvements, but it's still not enough and some other riders are looking very strong.
speed exciting dangerous
The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
silly thinking good-relationship
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.
icons want valentino
I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
heart careers long
I feel 100% a Yamaha rider in my heart. I had a long career and raced with several factory bikes, but the highlight of my career is undoubtedly with Yamaha.
next-week years next-year
How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?