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
lost minutes morning problem
We had a gearbox problem this morning ... so we probably lost about 15 minutes of the session,
energy morning problems
I have a lot of energy after 2 A.M. I like to sleep in the morning. I have some problems at the start of the day.
bike changes corners fast few full good lap looking lots means potential problems quite riders speed team today tried vibration within work yesterday
We still have quite a few problems with the vibration and this means that we can't use the bike to its full potential and make fast lap times. We've tried lots of changes to the set-up today - balance, suspension, but the problem remains. In some of the fast corners my speed is down by as much as 15 or 20kms. The good thing is that we're much better than yesterday and we've done some really good work within the team to make these improvements, but it's still not enough and some other riders are looking very strong.
crash emotion equal great numbers problems race record today vibration win
It's great to equal Mick's record but the numbers are not the most important thing today because this win was a great emotion after my problems with the crash in the first race and some vibration problems with my new bike.
gave problems race
I am very happy. I know I gave more than 100% in the race, and we had a lot of problems this weekend,
great magic race stayed track
This track is magic, it was a great race. I wasn't able to escape. Nicky had a great race and stayed right with me.
achieve asked constantly family impossible maybe normal start
To relax, maybe start a family and live a normal life. This would be impossible to achieve in Italy, where I am asked constantly for my autograph.
fantastic
This was a fantastic first day for us, especially the afternoon,
beginning casey expect good honest job season strong
To be honest I didn't expect Casey to be so strong at the beginning of the season and he is doing a very good job on the Honda.
follow point tried
At this point we don't know which way to follow because we have tried everything.
good
(But Michael) Schumacher, I know well. We have a good relationship.
forward looking next race season win
I am disappointed because I wanted to win the first race of the season but there is nothing we can do now. I'm looking forward to the next race in Qatar.
announce happy relationship
I am so happy to be able to announce the continuation of my relationship with Yamaha,
control fell lost ninth pick second
I lost control of my bike. I was in second and fell to ninth but was able to get back to second place and pick up some important points.