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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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I am completely focused on being strong, riding fast, and enjoying myself. With the new generation of riders, only the chronometer counts. I need to be faster than them on track.
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You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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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.
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How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?
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I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It's a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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I'm really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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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.
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Friendship is very important to me. With some friends, we've known each other since we were kids and it's a very strong relationship. They always tell me what they think even when I am wrong. It's great to share with them the best moments. I also have many friends in the team, and I like to share my passion with them.
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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider.
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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on
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Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
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I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
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I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.
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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.
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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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I have designs I like applied to my helmet, motorcycle, riding suits, gloves,and boots. I have a designer friend of mine put the designs on them for me. I think a livery on the helmet is significant in expressing a rider's personality.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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