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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.

Valentino Rossi

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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
Motorcycle Racer
Motorcycle Rider
Race Car Driver
Racing Automobile Driver
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Time
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Understanding
Bigs
Settings
Understand
Machine
Might
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Everything
Machines
Work
Changes
Make
Advantage

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