Valentino Rossi said that the first six races in 2014 will help him decide whether to give up at the end of the season. Seven-time winner of the title in the premier class returns to Yamaha having spent two unsuccessful seasons in Ducati , but was defeated by his teammate Jorge Lorenzo. Rossi resort to it to fire longtime chief of his staff , Jerry Burgess and decided to set a deadline for when it will decide on its future.