Why Rossi hasn’t overstayed his welcome in MotoGP
After 22 years in the top flight of grand prix motorbike racing, Valentino Rossi has announced his MotoGP retirement. Having been the championship's main draw for the past two decades, Rossi's declining performances and the birth of his new VR46 team means he hangs up his leathers at the right time
Thursday, 5 August. The day of the beginning of the end of arguably the greatest career in motorsport history.
On the eve of the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix, MotoGP’s first race after its five-week summer break, Dorna Sports announced a last-minute amendment to its Thursday schedule. An exceptional press conference was slotted in for 4:15pm local time – its main attraction, Valentino Rossi.
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