To Win The Championship In The First

My Approach To The Races Hasn't Changed In My 20-year Career. If I Have The Chance To Attack And To Pass, I Do It, Trying To Get The Best Possible Result.

Friendship Is Very Important To Me. With Some Friends, We've Known Each Other Since We Were Kids And It's A Very Strong Relationship. They Always Tell Me What They Think Even When I Am Wrong. It's Great To Share With Them The Best Moments. I Also Have Many Friends In The Team, And I Like To Share My Passion With Them.

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.

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 Valentino Rossi. And I Want To Be A Person, Not An Icon.