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
circuit interested
We are all interested to see the new circuit in Turkey,
greatest occasion remember riders
He was one of the greatest riders and it was a great occasion to remember him,
ferrari lap reveal
I can't reveal the lap times, because Ferrari do not want to,
safest tracks
For sure, it's one of the safest tracks in the world.
bikes riders test
I think it's going to test the riders and the bikes to the maximum.
demanding difficult race
It's going to be a really difficult race because it's such a demanding circuit,
grip improve lost order
We made some modifications in order to improve the acceleration and unfortunately we lost a lot of grip in braking.
speed exciting dangerous
The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
icons want valentino
I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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.
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.
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.
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.