The Speed Is Something Dangerous But Very

I Have So Much Respect For My Opponents; Many Of Them Watched The Races As Little Children And Were Supporting Me!

You Need To Realise That, If You Want To Go On, You Have To Work Hard. If You Dwell Too Much On Your Past Successes And Say "well, I Have Won Nine World Titles And More Than 100 Races", You'd Rather Stay Home. The Sport, Your Rivals, The Tyres, Your Motorcycle, Everything Changes So Instead You Need To Work More To Be Stronger. If You Don't, You're Finished.

Nowadays, We Have To Deal With So Many More Factors That Weren't There In The Past. It's Not Enough To Be A Good Rider, If You Want To Finish At The Front. The Riders Have Become Incredible Athletes. In The Past, You Could Manage The Race And Fight Only On The Last Laps. Now You Need To Train Hard. You Cannot Allow Yourself To Go On Track Without Being At 100 Percent.

You Try To Do A Technical Feature: In Front Of Me I Had A Strong Rider Who Brakes Hard And It's Difficult To Pass.

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.