Valentino Rossi’s lengthy hours of finding out and holding conferences was essential to his success, insists the ally who was there to see his heyday.
In distinction to Rossi’s fun-loving exterior, he was chilly and calculating contained in the field when it was time to work.
That is the standard that Davide Brivio remembers so nicely.
“I used to be at Yamaha, he was at Honda and we satisfied him to come back with us,” Brivio advised Relevo.
“He had a mentality solely to win, in reality, even a second place for him was not good.
“So he put a really totally different method at Yamaha. He included that mentality of at all times aspiring to win, at all times aspiring to the utmost.
“What Valentino was excellent at was the professionalism he had within the field, on the bike. He was very skilled.
“He labored lengthy hours, held conferences, studied, however then outdoors the field you can go to dinner, have enjoyable.
“He was very skilled but additionally very enjoyable. So it was an awesome lesson for me too that you are able to do each.”
Rossi left Honda because the MotoGP champion to hitch Yamaha in 2004, taking considerably of an opportunity along with his profession.
However The Physician received additional championships in every of his first two seasons on the Yamaha, alongside group boss Brivio.
‘Above all, we had enjoyable’
“The primary victory or the primary world championship,” Brivio remembered as highlights of their alliance.
“Some races like Barcelona 2009, Laguna Seca 2008…”
However their was feistiness too, none extra so than when Jorge Lorenzo joined the group.
“Lorenzo’s arrival at Yamaha was a particular second,” Brivio insisted.
“Valentino was the person who modified the historical past of Yamaha and, clearly, he felt a bit like primary.
“When there’s a primary and one other primary arrives…
“It was nonetheless a great expertise . He managed it nicely.”
Rossi and Lorenzo notoriously constructed a wall to divide their storage and conceal information from one another, as they waged battle for the MotoGP title.
“Valentino has a particular place in my coronary heart,” Brivio stated.
“We received 4 titles, we did many issues collectively however above all we had lots of enjoyable.”