MotoGP, Rossi: "Life after retirement? Nothing will be better than MotoGP"

"This day was quite complicated"Jokes Valentino commenting on his two falls in Valencia. And yet he does it with a smile on his lips, without thinking too much about the beatings he has already taken and with his head tomorrow and qualifying. The day after the announcement of Lorenzo's retirement, Rossi still has the same desire to race, despite the 40 years he has played and a year that has been stingy with satisfaction.

"Sure, 10 years ago I never imagined I would stop after Jorge and Pedrosa – reflects the Doctor – As I said yesterday, every driver has his own watch. This is a difficult, demanding and even dangerous life, you can continue to do it only if you have fun. There is no right or wrong choice, everyone does what they feel".

Lorenzo felt the need for a different life, "with fewer compromises"As he defined it. For Valentino the real life is the one with the helmet on his head at 300 per hour.

"Once I retire, there will be different things to do – continues the Doctor – How to put up a family, have children, but nothing will be as fun as MotoGP and I understood that 10 years ago. I would like to do some races in the car, but it will still be something different, so I will continue to ride a bike until I can".

At the risk of running into a bad day like today.

"I don't remember how long it took me to land on the same day twice – smiles – In Valencia there is always the risk of falling, you have to be careful and today I haven't been enough. It was a pity because I was fast and This morning I made a stupid mistake. I had a soft tire at the front and I pushed too hard on the first lap. It is clear from the data, the tire was still cold".

For the encore granted in the afternoon, however, the dynamic is not as clear.

"I didn't expect it – explains Rossi – I had a medium tire, but I was already at the 6th or 7th lap, so it was warm. Telemetry says I haven't done anything different, but we're all at the limit with these temperatures".

For Valentino it's not a tire problem.

"With this cold the bikes should remain in the pits – ironically – The problem is that we are in mid-November, it is winter and we should run in Sepang, not in Valencia".

Despite the hitches, the Doctor is still optimistic even if he has only the 14th time at the end of the first day of free practice.

"I certainly have a lot of room for improvement – ensures – The second fall was strong, I was lucky not to have done anything, and I needed a few laps to get back into the rhythm, I didn't try to do a quick lap. This morning I was around the 5th position, we should go back to those levels".

The plan is clear.

"Decide on the tires for the race and then put yourself among the top 10 for direct entry into Q2. Everything will depend on FP3He warns.