Valentino Rossi reckons he is in the best form of his entire MotoGP career after finishing second in the 2014 world championship.While on paper his recent results are no match for the seven-time champion's halcyon seasons of domination, he believes current rivals Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo are the toughest...

Valentino Rossi believes an eighth MotoGP world championship is a realistic goal for 2015 given his rate of improvement this year.In his second season back at Yamaha after his unsuccessful Ducati stint, Rossi made great strides and finished second in the world championship to Marc Marquez. He took two race...

Valentino Rossi believes he needs to confirm his return to the front of the MotoGP field in this weekend's race at Austin's Circuit of The Americas to show his Qatar pace was no one-off.The seven-time MotoGP world champion began the 2014 season in impressive form, going wheel-to-wheel for victory with...

Valentino Rossi says his "dangerous bet" to part ways with legendary crew chief Jerry Burgess was vindicated by his ride to second in this year's MotoGP opener.The Italian's breathless duel for victory with defending champion Marc Marquez in Qatar was also his first under new chief Silvano Galbusera.Rossi had previously...

Yamaha has named Silvano Galbusera as Jerry Burgess's replacement as Valentino Rossi's crew chief for the 2014 MotoGP season.Rossi surprised the MotoGP paddock at Valencia when he announced his decision to drop Burgess, who had been alongside him throughout his top-class career, which produced seven world titles prior to his...