FRANCESCO Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) helped Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT) feel the podium at the 2021 Valencia MotoGP, which was held at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, Sunday (11/14/2021) night WIB. However, the Valentino Rossi referred to here is not a figure The Doctor -Valentino Rossi’s nickname, but only a replica of the helmet.
For your information, Valentino Rossi has a racing academy called VR46. From the academy, nine riders were born who are now performing in three different classes, namely Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP.
They compactly wore a replica helmet belonging to Valentino Rossi, as a tribute to The Doctor who decided to retire. The replica referred to here is the helmet they wear, the motif is similar to the one used by Valentino Rossi in the previous races.
The facts above show that Francesco Bagnaia, who came out as the winner of the 2021 Valencia MotoGP, really respects Valentino Rossi. What about Valentino Rossi? In that race, Valentino Rossi was only in 10th place after undergoing a fierce battle of 27 laps.
However, the MotoGP legend should be proud because bringing his protege has represented him as a champion. In the qualifying round, Francesco Bagnaia was also called to provide assistance to Valentino Rossi in order to record a good time in his last race.
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Francesco Bagnaia is willing to give space to Valentino Rossi to be able to maneuver well. For this assistance, Bagnaia had to give up the pole position which he could have obtained.
