of around 4,500 km, and during that time a single car uses over 100 tyres just to complete the race,” explains Dušan for Elevate. You will be joined at the start line by legendary mo- torcycle racer Valentino Rossi, who has retired from two-wheeled racing and switched to four. “Rossi is one of the most charis- matic sportsmen. I don't know an- yone else who elicits only positive emotions among people. The pub- lic is usually divided, as is the case, for example, with Schumacher, but with Rossi there is only pure ado- ration. All of us who love cars and have that love in our blood, also love motorcycle racing, and we mostly watched Grand Prix motorcycle rac- ing because of him. We watched him performing on that scene for more than 20 years, and it seems like a dream to me that I will share a track with him. I don't think I'm actually conscious of everything yet. Do you find it harder to drive since becoming a fa- ther? “Yes, it’s certainly harder for me, primarily because of the greatly in- creased responsibility for my life and everything that happens on the track. I had no idea how I would be struck by such thoughts until my older daughter came into the world. And now that we’ve also been joined by Sara, there is double the respon- Putovanje sa Er Srbijom za mene nema alternativu For me, there is no alternative to travelling with Air Serbia
love Barcelona. On the one side, my wife and I adore it as a beautiful, cos- mopolitan city, with such beauty on all sides that you don’t know where to look when you arrive, while now we’re also connected to this city on the work front. Specifically, my new team, Madpanda Motorsport, hails from Barcelona and my travels will take me there several times this year, and certainly at the end of Septem- ber, when the final race of the sea- son will be held on the circuit in this Catalonian city. For me, there is no alternative to travelling with Air Ser- bia whenever we’re heading to a des- tination that’s covered by our airline. We feel at home aboard the plane.”
sibility. Sofija has been part of the team since birth, not missing a sin- gle race, as we took her everywhere with us. We’ll also do that with Sara, so our box will be full. We don't like being apart and this is the best solu- tion for everyone. We had the ice- breaker and I’m certain everything will run smoothly now that there are four of us.” You travel regularly. What’s your favourite destination and how are your experi- ences of flying with Air Ser- bia? “When it comes to transocean- ic flights, my favourite destination is definitely New York. In Europe, I
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