Valentino Rossi

“My normal life is like being on holiday.”

“Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.”

“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.”

“To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.”

“Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.”

“Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider.”

“As for the level of spectacle of the two disciplines, I leave it to the people who watch the races to comment.”

“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 lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved.”

“I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.”

“Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.”

“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 means we're always on the bike and it's quite difficult.”

“If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.”

“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, and we start with this test.”