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A beautiful hand signed and professionally framed montage including an officially licensed last race retirement t-shirt and hand signed postcard by the legend himself Valentino Rossi. Also included are career details and additional photo.
The last race of Valentino Rossi’s remarkable career was in the season of 2021. Valentino Rossi has been incredible ambassador of the sport and in particular a guiding light for so many younger riders, fans and supporters across the globe. We say #GrazieVale for some incredible battles although seeing him finish up is hard because he has been a part of our lives for such a long period of time. The days of watching him in the early years, to some of the most famous battles with Sete Gibernau, Jorge Lorenzo, Casey Stoner, Andrea Dovizioso, Marc Marquez, Marco Simoncelli, Max Biaggi and many more. It has been a privilege to watch him trackside and at some of the best circuits in the world, one being of course Phillip Island. The smell of the tyres, engines and oil as they scream past the top of Lukey Heights at the Australian circuit, the extreme sweat and humidity at Sepang with the final hairpin, the grandstands of yellow in Mugello with an incredible track pushing riders to their limits, the wet weather and chaos of Le Mans, the history of Barcelona and so many others that make you realise, how incredible these riders really are at high speeds with incredible control.
Growing up and being trackside to witness the greatness of Rossi, it has been an honour as we witnessed the growth of an empire and true icon in the sport. “The Doctor” has always wanted to put on a show for the fans, represent his country with a smile and push himself continuously. As the level of MotoGP changes and increases, Rossi is at times in 2021, the fastest he has ever been, although it is not enough with the dynamic abilities of the younger riders who are just going to the extreme in order to win. Total sacrifice and something Rossi is very familiar with. As he retires, the Italian rider now has a family to look after, a baby on board, a job to guide younger talents and will also stay competitive by competing in various categories of four wheel racing.
Valentino Rossi:
“Valencia is always a special weekend and can be a difficult race in different aspects, especially as it is always the final round of the year – apart from last year when we ended in Portugal. However, it is somewhere that I have had some very good times. I’m hoping that we have some good weather there so that we can focus on ending the final race in the top-15 and take some more points. Although it will be my last race in MotoGP I feel normal and I think that’s okay, especially as this has been a very long season; maybe the days after the weekend will be different this year, but we will see. I hope that I will have the chance to say ‘ciao’ to my fans in a good way and to say thank you for the support.”
