On the eve of the Monza rally, Valentino Rossi has aired his views on Italian radio on a variety of topics, wi🀅th Johann Zarco, his future and Yamaha’s 2018 chief among them.

Speaking on the Deejay Chiama Italia radio sh꧋ow, 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 brakes. You have to m💙ove to the side with him, because the danger is that both of you will end up going out.”

The 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 comp🦋eting in cars 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 cars, for example in rally racing, b𝄹ut on the track too.”

“I would like to compete in the 24 Hours ofꦗ 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 Ya✅maha must “make a leap forwa💞rd” so as to be capable of challenging Marc Marquez and others for the main crown next November.

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

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