The joy of repeatedly winning title crowns has not faded for Valentino Rossi, neither has Davide Brivio’s excitment for working with the seven times premier class World Champion.

Rossi’s fourth MotoGP crown with Yamaha was enjoyed from the factory squad, among them Brivio, who comments that the presence of colleague Jorge Lorenzo had aided the Italian to increase his performance level this season.

“Working with Valentino is always something special, and despite it having been six years he is always able to surprise with something new,” says Brivio. “Every year is special, but I think this year is because at the beginning of the season we realised we had big competition internally, and it wasn’t so easy because by the middle of the season the strongest rival was in the same garage. At the end of the day it was very interesting, and I think we managed it very well.”

He adds, “Big congratulations go to Valentino because we saw him working very hard this year, harder than ever I think. When the level goes up, and the competition becomes stronger, he puts in more effort. I think that’s why he’s still here celebrating championships.”

The 30 year-old’s twelfth stage appearance of the year at Sepang on Sunday confirmed this season's title following a steady race in wet conditions, Rossi’s lack of errors this season has been the key according to Brivio.

“The group (Rossi’s team) has been together for six years, and is always very careful about details and not making mistakes, because they do happen,” he explains. “The target is to make as few mistakes as possible, but we really care about the details. Even the mechanics – who have been working together for 15 years – are always thinking how to make it better, and this is a motivation that comes from Valentino.”

“As he works so hard to beat his rivals, we also have to work harder to not make any mistakes and to give him the right set-up. We found out this year we had the best set-up on the track, we had two good riders, and I think we dominated the season, which is just fantastic.”