Team manager Davide Brivio is also aware of just how important the next two months will be in terms of the world championship, but is confident Rossi can be the first repeat winner of 2008.
"Le Mans is the start to a very busy period for the championship but on the evidence of the race in China we are ready!" he said. "Shanghai was a very important race for us because it showed how much progress we have made since Qatar. With seven races over the next ten weeks this is the core of the championship so the timing of Valentino's first win of the season couldn't have been better.
"Four different winners from the first four races is fantastic so now let's see who can be the first to repeat. We all feel positive it can be us and we can't wait to fight for it," he declared. "In 2006 we almost won at Le Mans but for a technical problem and last year we were denied by the rain so we feel we have unfinished business there and we look forward to fighting again."
Rossi's success in China was his 89th in all classes of grand prix racing, taking him to within just one victory of Angel Nieto, who lies second in the all-time winners' list behind Giacomo Agostini.
