I Don't Like Being Famous

I Am Focused On Racing. I Enjoy It. It's A Great Feeling To Be Back Fighting For The Title.

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.

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.

I Am Able To Ride The Bike And Think Clearly About Strategy And Tyres. I Also Have Positive Thinking. I Am Very Constructively Critical.

To Be A Great Motorbike Racer, The Most Important Thing Is Passion For The Bike.