The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.

I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It's a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.

I try to have a different relationship with the bike. I don't give it a name, but I always speak with it. I don't know if the other riders do the same. This is not only a piece of metal - there is a soul. The bike talks back too. But not with a voice, with the components

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

To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.

Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.

It's a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand everything about the new machine.