That uncomfortable position ….

After winning 7 championships, Valentino is in the uncomfortable position to win no matter what it takes. For someone like him, nothing less is accepted. He doesn’t have any excuseto use given his skills, and a bike that is like his daughter (crashnet news). Yes in the last few months, his new M1 has been affected by some chattering, but what would happen if next Sunday Rossi does not win in Jerez, Pedrosa’s home, and more of this results will follow in the season?
The speculation would be that his mind is elsewhere, most likely in F1, in a future not planned yet and so very disturbing, especially for someone that decided to become a professional motorbike racer very early in his life. At that point all the timid voices that have been discounting his performance by crediting him with better bikes and tires would become stronger and more arrogant. The champion would be under a terrible psychological situation that compounding different objective problems would determine the beginning of the end.
Well, the # 8 in the Tarot Cards is called Strenght and should be interpreted as discipline and control. These are the conditions to win a battle that is mainly internal rather than external. It's just pure coincidence that this year, Valentino's biggest "?" is Valentino himself and a lot of mental strenght is required to win his 8th championship.

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