I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.

I was lucky. My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old.

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.

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

I think the secret is to understand that you still want to be part of the game. To do so, you have to forget all the victories you've managed to get in the previous years and have a great humility. You also 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.

I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.

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