It's official, we'll have to be able to accept a Moto GP without Valentino Rossi. His last lap took place in Valencia, where a really exciting party took place: “I finished the last GP among the ten strongest riders in the world. This is the thing that made me enjoy the most. I tried to live this day in my style. It was supposed to be a party. Quitting was an excuse to make a little mess. Maybe I'll stop next year too ".
A rock star goodbye
In fact, an era for the Moto GP has ended. It can be safely said that there is a before and after Valentino Rossi. A real race that of Valencia, with the Doctor who started from tenth position on the grid and crossed the line in the same way. He proved to himself, right up to the end, that he could compete with the top riders in the world. This was his vision for this last season on the track on two wheels. “In the last race of my career I finished tenth, not last. This is an awareness that I will carry within me for a few years. Now he will have to start realizing that I have quit ”.
The entire paddock paid homage to a living legend, whose name is linked to Moto GP as Michael Schumacher's is to Formula 1. The party in Valentino's garage was exhilarating, where choirs in full Maradona style also started. Moments that will remain in the rider's memory forever: "To do stage diving like Jim Morrison in Los Angeles has always been my dream. I wanted to do it at Mugello but I was afraid they would never find me again. This is why I preferred to do it in the box. I was really worried about this weekend and instead everything went well ”. There was no shortage of unexpected surprises to say the least. He even arrived in the garage Ronaldo the "Phenomenon", who gave him an Inter shirt before the start of the match.
The reckless and genuine boy we've all come to know and love has grown but not gone. This farewell is totally his style. The last season as the first of the twenty-six lived. Now he will dedicate himself to other adventures, first of all that of fatherhood. To those who asked him what he left for the Moto GP, he replied: "The riders of the VR46 Academy are what I leave to the World Championship. Their helmets dedicated to me thrilled me. They couldn't have surprised me better. I like having left it like that ".
Valentino Rossi's future
It is natural to ask what Valentino Rossi will do from now on. One thing is for sure, he won't say goodbye to racing. Leave those on two wheels behind, it will move on to cars. The choice is between two tempting options. One is the World Endurance and the other is the Fanatec (GT World Challenge). Important words from Alessio Salucci, a friend of Valentino: “I prefer the latter. It is true that it is European but the cars are all GT3s. I don't like seeing different categories in the race. Someone like Vale has to run in the top class. 2022 will be a formative year for him. The future goal is to race with Hypercars ”.
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