Valentino Rossi’s incredible winning streak at Mugello was broken by Casey Stoner last year, and ‘The Doctor’ will be looking for a clinical performance at his home race this weekend. The Mugello crowd is a demanding audience and expects nothing less than a victory from Valentino Rossi, and extra pressure also comes from the fact that Jorge Lorenzo is currently sitting on top of the championship standings with a 9 point advantage.

Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, and the Fiat Yamaha team look forward to this weekend’s Italian MotoGP and give their thoughts belwo:

Jorge Lorenzo – “The best circuit in the world”
“Last year Mugello was one of my best races! I crashed in the warm-up lap, but otherwise it was almost perfect and I was so happy to get on the podium. The sessions and the race were amazing because the weather kept changing. For me, Mugello is the best circuit in the world, joint with Phillip Island. It’s a classic circuit with many ups and downs and an incredible atmosphere. I have had a great start to the season and once again our aim will be to be strong from the first day and get on the podium.”

Valentino Rossi – “An incredible place to ride a motorcycle”
“After another rest I hope my shoulder is fully recovered and that I will be back to full strength for Mugello, my home race. We had some problems in Le Mans so we will be working hard from the first session to make sure that we’re back to our best. Mugello is an incredible place to ride a motorcycle, there is nowhere else like it in the world with all the tifosi around the hills and when you go out for the first lap the sound is something amazing. I always look forward to racing there and I hope we will be in good shape this weekend.”

Wilco Zeelenberg – “A close team”
“Jorge is riding in a very mature and focused way, and now he goes to Mugello which he loves and which is the home race for many of our team. Our team is very close now and working very well together, Jorge trusts us to make the right decisions for him and we have seen the rewards of this partnership in the first three races. We’re looking forward to Mugello and we will be aiming for the podium once again.”

Davide Brivio – “Our home race”
“Mugello is our home race and it’s always fun to go there for all the team. It’s a special place with an incredible atmosphere and all the fans make a huge party. It’s one of Valentino’s best tracks, even though he didn’t win there last year for the first time in years! He’s had some more time to recover from his shoulder now and we will be working hard from the first session in our team to be as strong as possible.”

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