It's a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand everything about the new machine.

Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.

I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.

In my opinion we are at the limit now, and 17 races is really too much. With all the testing that we do now, it means we're always on the bike and it's quite difficult.

My father was an all-American football player.

I've always been a part-time model since I graduated from high school. I was hired by one of the major agencies, Wilhelmina in New York, so I modeled there and played basketball during the school season.

I’ve always loved basketball. When you’re playing pick-up basketball, you just kind of get used to being one of the guys."

I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes around the world.