Valentino Rossi Quotes

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• I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
• 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…
• Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
• But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
• I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
• I'm done with F1 unfortunately. I'm too old, the train has passed
• 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…
• If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
• How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?
• It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on
• 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,…
• 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…
• Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider
• 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…
• To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races
• 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…
• 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…
• Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
• Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
• To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.

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