Valentino Rossi Race Quotations

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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,

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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 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.