Now I understand the reason why he is still winning at the age of 37!”
He won nine titles, 113 races but he is humble and always questions himself. On the contrary, I always asked for a perfect bike. He is a better rider than what I was, he is strong where I was weak, he is generous and gives everything even if the setup is not the best. Valentino has been a surprise, it’s difficult to understand from the outside. I accepted only if this could be useful for me, otherwise I prefer to stay home and working in my garage. When he asked me to follow him as a coach I was surprised. We rode together at the Misano circuit, we started talking about bikes and racing. LC: “It’s like jumping on the bike again, this is the emotional side: it’s not a job, passion is the there and it hasn’t change throughout the years.”ĬW: You are friends with Vale, but not for a long time, is he how you expected him to be? When I was racing, I was not listening to everybody.” And it’s important also how you speak to a rider. I don’t give advice, we talk, we exchange ideas.
The key is to be open to learn new things, to try new solutions. LC:“I agree with Vale when he says that it’s a mistake to believe that you know everything. The main difference is the electronics, but in the end it is still a bike.”ĬW: What can you teach to a nine-time world champion? LC: “When we started this winter we agreed with Vale to see if this cooperation could be useful. For example the data doesn’t tell you if your line is one meter in or one meter out, but it can make the difference out there.”ĬW: The MotoGP bikes are so different from the early 90’s when you were racing. LC: “I like to see the data, but my specific support is trying to find something that you cannot see from the telemetry. In the team nowadays there is a huge amount of data, I try to give different ones.”ĬW: When you are in the garage, do you also get involved with the telemetry data?
In general, I have a map of the circuit in my hand and session after session I focus on the different areas, trying to understand what can be improved, looking for those details that the telemetry data doesn’t tell.
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Luca Cadalora: “Sometimes we go to tracks where I have never been, and at the beginning it’s Vale who explains to me how to ride there, the key points or where he struggled in the past. But I also like the technical side, trying to understand how the bike reacts in different sections of the track.”Ĭycle World: What is your typical day on a race weekend? “I study the lines and I try to understand where there is room for improvement. “During the practices I follow the action from the service road,” said Cadalora. On Cadalora’s cap it says “coach.” Is he the secret weapon to success in the fight with Jorge Lorenzo and Marquez for the chase of the 10th world title? In the lines, the body position, and braking. Rossi is convinced of that: the telemetry is fundamental, but also the eyes of an experienced person from the side of the track can pick out something that it is missing. The man can still make the critical difference, compared to what the computer says. To fight against a younger generation of riders, Rossi has left nothing to on the table, from the physical training to the support of former 500cc rider Cadalora, to trying to improve beyond what the telemetry data says. “Since the beginning of the season he gave me many small but decisive pieces of advice on the way to ride, but also on the setup of the bike.” The secret behind my 113th success? “Experience, talent in riding, but also a good dose of intelligence to understand how to adapt myself to the different bikes, and then being humble.
"Luca has a great passion and is very experienced,” said Rossi. He welcomed the return of the Michelin tires, admitting that he, “feels stronger this season maybe because of the French tires he grew up with in the premiere class.” And finally this winter, he hired Cadalora: three-times world champion (1x in 125 and 2x in 250 GP), who was also competitive in 500cc GP (finishing second to Mick Doohan in 1994). To remain young, he founded the VR46 Academy and trains at The Ranch with the best young Italian talents. He did it two years ago when he split from his long-time crew chief Jeremy Burgess, who seemed a fixture by his side, and he even changed his riding style after watching Marc Marquez’s success. The success is always the result of teamwork and the nine-time world champion knows it well, and a special shout out for his 113th success went to Cadalora. “I’d like to thank my team, Luca Cadalora (his new coach), Silvano Galbusera, and Matteo Flamigni (his crew chief and telemetrist),” said Valentino after the epic win at Jerez de la Frontera last Sunday. But actually behind him is a small world of people. The champion wins, alone against time and the track the front wheel raised to the sky to express to the world his joy.
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