Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion.

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.

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.

The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it's not the same taste.

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.

I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.

But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.