Barcelona Is A Special Track. I Have

I Would Have Probably Stolen Cars - It Would Have Given Me The Same Adrenaline Rush As Racing.

The Most Important Thing Is To Have A Good Relationship With The Bike... You Have To Understand What She Wants. I Think Of A Motorcycle As A Woman, And I Know That Sounds Silly, But It's True.

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

Barcelona Is A Special Track. I Have Always Loved The Layout Of The Circuit, But Also The Atmosphere And The Fans Are Special. It Has Always Been Good Fun.

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.