yaoi!!! on track

[translation taken from this article, original interview in italian available on youtube]

"It wasn’t easy, but at the same time, I was super motivated to take on a new challenge, not because I didn’t want to stay where I was, but because I really wanted to become an official rider.

I have to say that Vale’s help and what he gave me swept away those doubts, the last doubts I had.

Let’s say that obviously Vale would have liked me to stay there, it’s obvious because we’ve been together for many years and we’ve always got on very well.

But, at the same time, seeing him happy for me and enthusiastic about such a proposal made me feel more comfortable because I was a little afraid of hurting his feelings.

-Are we still talking about racing? -We’re always talking about racing.”

Valentino and Sete hold hands after the race in Rio, 2003