the podium of Qatar to prove Valentino Rossi

in vr46 •  7 years ago  (edited)

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The nine-time world champion has repeatedly insisted that he will only continue to race in MotoGP as long as he feels he can compete for victory, and ahead of the Qatar GP rolling, the 39-year-old signed a two-year contract extension with Yamaha until the end of 2020
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After grabbing third place behind Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Marquez at the Losail International Circuit, Rossi feels his podium is proof that he can keep fighting in front and his age has little to do with his performance.
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"In our sport, like all other sports, only one thing is important and that's the result", said Rossi.
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"The only important thing that happened was what happened on the track.I did not race to show people I was not too old, I raced to show myself that I can fight at the top.This is the best way I think" .

Juara dunia sembilan kali itu berulang kali menegaskan bahwa ia hanya akan terus balapan di MotoGP selama ia merasa bisa bersaing memperebutkan kemenangan, dan jelang GP Qatar bergulir, pembalap berusia 39 tahun tersebut menandatangani perpanjangan kontrak dua tahun dengan Yamaha sampai akhir 2020
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Setelah meraih tempat ketiga di belakang Andrea Dovizioso dan Marc Marquez di Sirkuit Internasional Losail, Rossi merasa podiumnya jadi bukti bahwa ia dapat terus bertempur di depan dan usianya tidak banyak berhubungan dengan penampilannya.
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"Dalam olahraga kami, seperti semua olahraga lainnya, hanya satu hal yang penting dan itulah hasilnya", kata Rossi.
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"Satu-satunya hal penting yang terjadi adalah apa yang terjadi di lintasan. Saya tidak balapan untuk menunjukkan kepada orang bahwa saya tidak terlalu tua, saya balapan untuk menunjukkan pada diri sendiri bahwa saya dapat bertarung di puncak. Ini adalah cara terbaik yang saya pikirkan".

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