Agostini: 'The thing that impresses me most about Valentino Rossi is his great talent'….

A TALENT, YOU DON'T LEARN TO FLY

di GIACOMO AGOSTINI

The thing that impresses me the most about Valentino Rossi è
his great talent. He won everything. He was born to run. He started
to win as a child and at 24 he has already brought home five titles
world. He definitely has to thank mom and dad who put in the
such a talent in the world. You can't learn to run, you need something innate,
a gift of nature that you then need to know how to exploit with intelligence and sacrifice.
To win, a rider needs a great motorbike, but he must also have the motorbike
the pilot. Even the great Schumacher did not when he arrived at Ferrari
he managed to win because the car wasn't at its best. Valentino is
one who has half a second more in his wrist than the others and when he is there
this aspect comes out to make a difference.
I think about when I ran. Of course Vale is completely different from
myself. The only thing we have in common is the natural gift of knowledge
run. Today everything has changed: the engines, the tires, the materials.
Once upon a time it was unthinkable to do wheelies, slide around corners and do certain tricks.
There were no shows after arrival which are also so much fun
the young people, at most they smiled on the podium. They say that I fell a little while
today we fall much more. Yes, but then falling meant having
very likely to die. We also had to deal with this fear.
Seven or eight drivers died in each season. Today, fortunately, it is not
more like this. Security has increased, although, unfortunately
tragedies cannot be completely avoided. They're part of racing. Think
to poor Kato, who passed away just this year.

Rossi to Yamaha? I have some doubts. In the end I think there isn't
he will go, because he wants to win again and Honda is there
best of all. Of course, if he went to Yamaha, I would be happy. I passed too
from MV to Yamaha and I continued to win, but I had other motivations. A piece
of my heart remained with them. In my opinion it will remain in the end
at Honda, it will be a matter of sorting out some contractual details. It's worth it
he must understand that if he gave a lot to Honda, Honda also gave a lot
to him: he made him win, he made him rich, he did it
amuse. They demand precision, punctuality, strict rules, but if
they won a lot, it means that that system is not wrong. I to his
given that I would turn a blind eye to some clauses.
But MotoGP wasn't just Rossi. Biaggi also had an excellent performance
season. Of course, you don't have an easy life with someone like Valentino, who he is
also helped by age: 24 years against 31. Max is older
similar to me in driving style, it's cleaner and more linear, too
if Rossi has the innate gift of victory, like me. Capirossi is also going strong.
Ducati has made giant strides, it has managed to win and achieve
excellent results. With a little more experience he will be able to give
It's also a nuisance for Honda.
I want to make a point: there is no greater rider than
Always. Everyone is great in their own time. When I ran, people preferred it
me and in the end I won fifteen world titles. And I have been more
great of those who won only once and then disappeared. Today the people
she goes crazy for Valentino. But no comparisons can be made. Definitely in
in the future there will be another driver who will win and entertain
the fans and, he will be great, but only in his time.

(The messenger)