Alvaro Bautista says Valentino Rossi ‘changed the way he thought’ about what it meant to be a MotoGP rider.

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Alvaro Bautista says Valentino Rossi allows MotoGP riders to ‘have more fun’.

He said in an interview with Quick and curious.Alvaro Bautista was asked what his experience was like under Valentino Rossi.

Bautista praised him for bringing a more relaxed environment to MotoGP and allowing riders to be more playful and less serious.

“More than my idol, I love how fun he is. I think he’s changed the way everyone thinks about motorcycles and racing.

“Before it was more difficult. When Valentino arrived, it was more relaxed, everything was calmer, more funny. I think I changed a little because of him.

“Valentino has been through a lot, he’s had to adapt to everything. I admire him a lot. He wasn’t my idol when I was little…

“It was an honor to fight Valentino, one of the best in motorcycle racing, or at least change the way we look at motorcycling…”

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Alvaro Bautista applauds Valentino Rossi for adapting to MotoGP changes

Speaking further during the podcast, Bautista expressed admiration for Rossi for surviving and growing as MotoGP enters a new era.

But Valentino has never really been my idol. I admired him because he was incredibly fast. About 250 cc. When he moved on, he was very competitive from the start. This was an important step when moving to 500cc. Because now it’s relatively easy with four strokes.

But in the two-stroke era, not everyone could reach the 500. This required skill. It’s no shame now that all the electronics are available, but because of the evolution, the rider’s skills are less visible than they were in the two-stroke era.

“Valentino was able to adapt quickly to all categories, and then he was able to adapt to the four-stroke. He was able to adapt to new generations, styles, tires…”

Rossi created a blueprint for riders who would embrace massive changes in MotoGP. And with a major change to the sport in 2027 regulations, many of today’s riders will be looking to replicate this pattern in the future.