Valentino Rossi Race Quotations

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.

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.

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

You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.

I'm very happy because I won a lot. I've won races and lived in a world that just gave me joy, so I remember it very positively.

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.

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

To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races

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

It was an incredible race and an incredible feeling to win in front of all these fans,

It was like I had to win two races -- one in the dry, then in the wet.

I always race to win, but last year it was like a motocross track and there was so much sand out there. I've got really bad memories of last year and you could say I have a score to settle with the circuit,

For sure, it's possible to win the championship. There's always more pressure than normal, but we try to win this race like we do in other races.

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.

Testing the day after a race is always a bit difficult, and when you have won the race it is even harder to feel motivated! However we know that we have to keep improving, because the championship is not over yet and anything could happen!

So, 11 victories is fantastic and always race in this track is different, is magic, ... I win a lot of times here, a lot of important races for my career and I love this track.

It was a tough race with quite a few strong riders battling it out at the finish. It was not easy to overtake, but a few of them managed to do it.

I never saw him race but they tell me he was one of the best, maybe the best ever. I am now on the podium of all-time winners and this is a big pleasure for me.

For me, it was the best race of the year,

I am very happy. I know I gave more than 100% in the race, and we had a lot of problems this weekend,

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.

That was one of the hardest races of the season,

It's going to be a really difficult race because it's such a demanding circuit,

I am not sure what will happen in the race, and I am a little worried.

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.

I saw the F1 race on the television and the circuit looked like a lot of fun...it is a new challenge but also a new opportunity for a lot of riders to be at the front so we will see what happens.

I saw the F1 race on the television and the circuit looked like a lot of fun ... it is a new challenge but also a new opportunity for a lot of riders to be at the front so we will see what happens.

It was a fantastic race and my best race of the year by far. It was a battle between great riders and it was fantastic to win like this. I would like to say thank you to my team because the bike was very, very fast.

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.

He ran a great race, but he made a little mistake and made it easy for me, ... It was a great weekend for us.

I win a lot of times on this track and I think I've won two of the three most important races of my career here,

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.