Valentino Rossi (/ˈrɒsi/; Italian: [valenˈtiːno ˈrossi]; born 16 February 1979) is an Italian professional motorcycle road racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion.
Our sport is dangerous. We risk the life out there, so we need to stay calm and focused and leave all the rest out.
We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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.
How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?
You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
You need a combination of many things to get good results. Experience is one of these, and it can be very useful at the right moment. I don't know if it helps to go faster, but for sure it's an important element that has helped me a lot. Being experienced helps you to make fewer mistakes when you are on track. This is the positive side for being around for so many years!
To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.
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.
Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion.
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 race at them.
I'm really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider.
I'm done with F1 unfortunately. I'm too old, the train has passed
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.
I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
Also, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure.
If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.