 Rossi crashed out of the last race of the season to lose his title |
Dethroned MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi says he is more determined than ever to regain his world title next year after testing the new 800cc bikes. Honda's Nicky Hayden ended Rossi's five-year reign this season and the Italian told Spanish newspaper Marca the loss had just made him more hungry.
"To win the title again is a massive incentive for me," Rossi, 27, said.
"The new bikes don't have the brutal power of the 990cc but they ride really well. They are great fun."
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In this week's last testing session before the winter break, Rossi was second fastest behind Hayden's Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa.
The American missed the session to have surgery on a shoulder injury.
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