Valentino Rossi

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.

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

Also, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure.

The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it's not the same taste.

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

The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.

Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.

It is a big problem and so I don't know for sure if I say yes or no to Ferrari.

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

How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?

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.

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

I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.

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

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

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

My normal life is like being on holiday.

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.

Riding a bike is like an artsomething you do because feel something inside.

It's a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand everything about the new machine.

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

But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.

I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school.

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.

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.

I dont like being famous it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.

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

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.

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

I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.