Valentino Rossi Win Quotations

Did the fact that 2004 was so (relatively) easy to win the championship make Ferrari a little bit more complacent going into 2005, and following on from that, does this year being so difficult, make the team tougher and ready for 2006?

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.

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 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.

The advantage we have in the championship means that I can ride at each of the remaining six rounds without pressure to try to win every race,

In 2002 the Yamaha was at more or less the same level as the Honda, better in some ways, worse in others. But in the winter of last year between 2002 and 2003, Honda made a big step forward and it seemed as if Yamaha couldn't quite match that improvement.

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

I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.

I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.

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

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.

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.

Unfortunately, Sete had a problem, which was bad luck for him because he should have been on the podium. Anyway, this is a good win for me and now I just need one more for the title. But it is not over yet.

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.

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 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,