Doohan: Rossi Glory Soon Ended "Rossi was climbing the stairs down the mountainside."

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Five-times 500cc world champion, Michael 'Mick' Doohan, Valentino Rossi has warned that victory in MotoGP coming to an end. 7 times world champion had to be thinking about retirement. 
"I did not say career Rossi has finished. But he was climbing the stairs down the slope of the mountain," said Doohan told Reuters. 
Rossi won his seventh 500cc/MotoGP in 2009. But, last year as the Italian racer last season at Yamaha go through with shoulder and foot injuries. As a result, drivers 32 years this could not prevent his team mate, world champion Jorge Lorenzo. 
This season, Rossi's appearance with his new team, Ducati was also not satisfactory. He only finished in seventh position in the GP opener at Qatar. Rossi can finish in 5th position in the Spanish GP at Jerez after nudging and dropped the champion in Qatar 2007 MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner. 
With that result, the new Rossi collecting 20 points and was in position 5 drivers' standings. Rossi left behind 25 points from league leaders Lorenzo. Business Rossi won the time of the 8th was very heavy. 
"I think this year will be very hard for Rossi," Doohan said that from Australia. 
"In sports, an athlete just better period of 10 years. Rossi is undergoing season-12 [500cc/MotoGP]. It's not easy, especially after you've scored a huge success." 

Stoner 

According to Doohan, Stoner experienced precisely the opposite condition. Doohan compatriots this directly play well with his new team, Honda. 2007 world champion with Ducati was immediately grabbed pole position in Qatar and the champions. In series 2 in Jerez, Stoner also won the pole. Drivers 25 years of this failed to finish after Rossi was dropped. 
"Stoner caps with Honda this year looks as good as he really was," said Doohan who also triumphed with the team today Stoner, Repsol Honda. 
"Honda was losing grip, especially after Rossi left [to the Yamaha]. Now, they have found a suitable driver," said Doohan. 
Doohan became world champion in 500cc with Honda in 1994-1998. But, the man who is now 45-year-old was forced to retire after suffering a severe accident at Jerez in 1999.
 Record for the most premier class world champion is held Italian, Giacomo Agostini with 8-time world
champion.