Rossi: I'm ready to go in Indy!

Valentino Rossi won the inaugural Indianapolis Grand Prix, held in the tail end of a hurricane and in awful conditions, but since then he’s had little luck at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This year, however, he returns as the championship leader and on the back of a run of 13 consecutive podiums.

The summer break is over and with three races in August the coming races will be pivotal for the championship.

“I’m ready to start racing again during the second part of the season,” said Rossi. “I had a few days of rest, I went on holiday with my friends and I also trained. After nine races, this stop was very important so I could recharge myself. Now there are another nine races waiting for us and each of these will be very important for the championship.

“The first part [of the year] went very well with nine podiums in nine races and I hope that the second part of this season will go just as well. Some of the tracks we‘re going to I really like, I have to be defensive at others. We start with Indianapolis, not one of my favourite circuits but there‘s always a great atmosphere here and the circuit is very nice. I’m ready to go!”