Motorcycling: Rossi may retire after 2014

ROME: Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi is considering retiring after the 2014 season.Before he quits, the 32-year-old is keen to bring success to his Ducati team and wants to extend his contract before it expires at the end of 2012. “I want a new two-year contract with Ducati, maybe the last, and then I’ll think about how to enjoy myself,” he said. “I want to win something here, make Ducati grow and then stop.” Last year, Rossi failed to win a MotoGP race for the first time in his career as he finished seventh in the championship.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 13^th, 2012.