How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?

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

Also, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure.

How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?

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.

In 2009, I didn't like that Yamaha signed such a young and competitive teammate [Jorge Lorenzo]. But now everything is different. We are more mature. Everyone knows his role and position. Things are clear.

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