Vale submerged by hugs In his last race he is tenth

Tears and emotion in Valencia: everyone’s tribute to Rossi after 26 years of success Bagnaia dedicates the victory to him wearing the helmet with the words “What a show”

VALENCIA (SPAIN)

Francesco Bagnaia won the Valencia MotoGP race which has already awarded the title to Fabio Quartararo. Ducati hat-trick with second place by Jorge Martin and third by Jack Miller. But yesterday all eyes were on Valentino Rossi, who finished the last race of his amazing career in the world championship in tenth place. And the images of Vale celebrated and embraced by all his colleagues will remain in the history of engines. The 9-time world champion wanted to say goodbye to the 70,000 who had come to Ricardo Tormo to pay homage to his farewell to the world championship with a solo lap of honor. On the stands a tide of yellow flags, with the number 46. In the Yamaha garage, meanwhile, the cameras have framed the tears of emotion of companion Francesca Sofia Novello, who will soon give him a daughter.

“Today I felt that anything was possible. I wanted to give this victory to Valentino. My competition is for him, for everything he has done for us at the Academy ». Francesco Bagnaia dedicated his success on the Valencia track to Rossi, the fourth of the Turin driver this season. Bagnaia won wearing the helmet with the words “What a show”, a replica of the one coined after the 2004 title. 26 seasons, winning it all. «I’m happy to have had a good race – commented Rossi -. I finished in the 10 best drivers in the world. I am proud of my latest. Slowly I will understand that I have stopped, but for now I live it only as the last of the season ». In Moto 2 the Australian Remy Gardner won the world championship at the end of the Valencia race.

MotoGp: order of arrival: 1. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati); 2.Jorge Martin (Ducati); 3. Jack Mille (Ducati); 4. Joan Mir (Suzuki); 5. Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha). –

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