Rossi "recovery" the final 10% was the hardest

 

It all started when Rossi switched from Yamaha - where he won four of his nine world titles - to Ducati.

The downturn, from which plenty suspected Rossi's career would never recover, was triggered when the Italian switched from Yamaha - where he won four of his nine world titles - to Ducati.

Looking back, Rossi says that it took time to recover the last 10% after the Ducati years.

“From the beginning I felt very comfortable to arrive at one level, that I think was maybe 90%,” Rossi said of his Yamaha return.

“But I needed time to recover the last 10%, after two years with a lot of difficulties and a different bike. That was the difficult part. To arrive at 100%.”

“First of all, every rider when he doesn't achieve the results that he expects, you straight away think you are not able to ride the bike at the limit any more,” said the 36-year-old.

“And in my case I was quite old already.

“So f**k, you think maybe now the riders are faster than you and I'm not able to reach the limit. Also with the Ducati I had a lot of problems with the front, so every time I pushed more I crashed. It was a difficult situation.”

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