On the eve of the Monza rally, Valentino Rossi has aired his views on Italian radio on a variety of topi🍬cs, with 📖Johann Zarco, his future and Yamaha’s 2018 chief among them.

Speaking on the Deejay Chiama Italia radio show, Rossi jokingly compared Zarco, a rider with whom he has endured several close calls in the past year, to Formula1’s Max Verstappen, who has been the subject of several complaints from the class’ leading names🌟.

“Verstappen is like Zarco,” Rossi said, his translated words appearing on the Italian . “Neither one of them ever bra🎉kes. You have to move to the side with him, because the danger is that both of you will end up going out.”

T🐠he topic of Rossi’s future was also broached. The 38-year old admitted he was “afraid” to quit racing in MotoGP but will continue to do so as long as he is competitive.

However, it won’t end there. Rossi foresees a future competing in ca𓆉rs thereafter, with the Le Mans 24 Hours event among his dreams.

“I am afraid to quit,” he said. “When I stop racing on the MotoGP bike, I’ll still have 10 years to race caജrs, for example in rally racing, but on the track🐲 too.”

“I would like to compet🐽e in🦂 the 24 Hours of Le Mans. As long as I am competitive, I will definitely want to race, since it is a great commitment.”

Rossi also alluded to 2018. Aside from stating he could have won the ’16 MotoGP title, Rossi feels Yamaha must “make a leap forward” so as to be capable♈ of challenging Marc Marquez and others for the main crown next November𒐪.

“In 2016 I could have done it, but this year it was more difficult,” he said. “It will all depend on me and on t🉐he bike. Now Yamaha needs to make a leap forward in quality🌃.

“Maverick and I did a lot of hard work a▨nd now the ball is inಌ their court and the Japanese will have to work on the frame and the engine.”