Burges: Valentino Rossi correra still 4 years

Sneaking in and out of the box n.1, what we here at Phillip Island was awarded to the Fiat Yamaha Team. His blue eyes smiles, the eyes of one who is good because it has no disputes with peaceful life.

Jeremy Burgess (16 April 1953), Australia is at home here. But it would be even if we were in Doha, Qatar, or Valencia, Spain. Because it lives in the World Championship since 1980.

There he headed the technical team world champions such as Wayne Gardner, Mick Doohan and Valentino Rossi, when they won a total of 13 world titles in 500 and MotoGP. He was also the mechanic Freddie Spencer in 1985, when he graduated from the U.S. pilot sample of 250 and 500, Erv Kanemoto's team. In short, a great pedigree.

But when this year Valentino Rossi has made the decision to leave to go to Yamaha next year with Ducati, his decision whether or not to follow Smith was neither immediate nor obvious, the good old Jeremy has carved out a bit 'time to think.

"People know me for my work and for those of Valentino - the engineer replied smiling - but I'm still a person. I realize that my future in the press interest to anyone, but before I decide I wanted to consider the various opportunities and understand what kind of life I wanted to do. "

To start from scratch with the Ducati will not be a difficult challenge as the one you accepted when you switched from Honda to Yamaha in the light of recent results, today there is Stoner who is working for you ...

"The bikes have a nature in itself. Look for example at Nicky Hayden at the beginning of the year seemed to have brought good results for as he made his debut this season, but then it was a bit 'lost. It will not be for sure a challenge as the transition from Honda to Yamaha because there was certainly more difficult, but I'm sure Valentino will be able to bring the Ducati motorcycles to be a winner at 100%. "

The results of this year did not affect in any way delay your decision?

"This was an unfortunate year, the shoulder injury in his leg and prevented us from Valentino to fight against Lorenzo."

Valentino told you something special to convince you to follow him?

"No, Valentino is a guy who can think and know to wait for the right time. I said that I wanted and then waited with him than with my decision. Take a young pilot chute would still be much more difficult. "

By the way, do you still run as?

"I'm sure it will run another three or four years."