After saying goodbye to MotoGP at the end of 2021, Valentino Rossi admitted that he began to see the reality of the category differently, with a new perspective. If before he only looked at and lived the races, now, especially with the management of a team, he assures that there are other concerns.
The nine-time world champion addressed the topic with TNT Sports, and began by saying that with the competitive goals in mind, normal for a rider, the focus is only on that: being faster, quicker, therefore the races. Now, retired from competition, he has time and a different perspective and view on what happens on the track:
– Yes… Less pressure. You start to understand some things in a different away than when you’re a rider. Because when you’re a rider, you’re very focused on a kind of bubble and you’re very focused on the races. Life is always about that. Obviously, there are more things to do, but you’re always there, on the bike trying to figure out how to go faster… Now I’m more relaxed.
In addition to the management work in his team, as he owns the VR46 Racing Team, Rossi also tries to collaborate directly with the riders, although there is also a lot of work off the track: ‘I have many things to do because we work very hard with the team and also with the academy, trying to give them good help, to all our riders. I work more. When I was a rider, I worked less, and now I spend a lot of time in the office, with many things to do’.