Then there was Alex Criville, he just won and didn’t care about anything else. Mick Doohan won and wanted to destroy everybody, which is what he did. Before Valentino, we had amazing riders, but they weren’t charismatic. I look at him and I cannot believe how he’s changed the sport. Valentino means different things to different people. The word legend is used way too often, but the word legend was designed for people like Valentino Rossi. He just has that love and passion for the sport. He used to have this super-tuned scooter with a loud exhaust on it and he was just doing wheelies everywhere…But that was just him and his personality, and the beauty is that he’s never changed. Isn’t it incredible how his career has turned out? I’d see him around the paddock, this cheeky, loud – and I mean loud, one of the loudest riders I’ve ever seen – crazy young Italian, and I remember thinking ‘God, I hope he’s fast because he’s bloody annoying’. I remember him from 1995, when he was 15, when he was racing in the European 125 Championship – which ran alongside Grand Prix. It's going to be an emotional couple of days for MotoGP fans this weekend as Valentino Rossi's illustrious 26-year Grand Prix career comes to an end at Valencia.Īhead of the nine-time world champion's final race this Sunday (November 14), MCN caught up with BT Sport commentator, and former MotoGP rider, Neil Hodgson to discuss the Italian’s illustrious career.Ĭan you believe that Valentino Rossi has two more days before he retires?
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