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then there is every chance you will improve and<br />
that is how I have been throughout my career.<br />
I’ve never started by being the fastest guy in the<br />
beginning…but I got there in the end.”<br />
“I wouldn’t say I’m a patient guy – by any<br />
means – but I do believe that you have to aim at<br />
progression. If you are just looking at results then<br />
it can send you mad, but if you just try and tick<br />
off little things every single day then you’ll end<br />
up getting there. In a way it is quite simple: ride<br />
the bike and tell them what I think and I guess the<br />
team does the rest. For sure it will be a hundred<br />
times more technical…but I just want to try and<br />
keep it simple to do my job.”<br />
“I’m excited about being on track with<br />
those riders we all know about. I think it will be<br />
awesome. I remember shouting at the TV for Rossi<br />
when I was a little kid, way before I knew what<br />
MotoGP was just because my Dad cheering him<br />
on…so to line-up against legends of the sport will<br />
be an incredible feeling.”<br />
“I’m quite an easy-going guy so I don’t think the<br />
extra duties of being a factory rider will bother me<br />
too much. I know there will be extra attention and<br />
back home is pretty insane. When I travel back to<br />
South Africa I always have a solid week of media<br />
work every day but it has to be done suppose!”<br />
“I’m excited about being on track with<br />
those riders we all know about. I think it<br />
will be awesome. I remember shouting at<br />
the TV for Rossi when I was a little kid...”<br />
RIDEFAST MAGAZINE MARCH <strong>2020</strong> 85
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