On le présente plus et, à maintenant 40 ans, il est sans nul doute LA figure emblématique des Grands Prix moto, à mi chemin entre l’humain et la divinité.
Sans conteste le plus charismatique du paddock, on l’attend pendant des heures et on se bat pour lui soumettre un poster, un Tshirt, un casque ou même un enfant. Il possède sa propre couleur, son numéro, son lettrage, ses troupes, ses phrases culte et un palmarès que tous ses adversaires lui envient
Mais aujourd’hui, laissons les chiffres de côté, et, simplement, remercions-le de ce qu’il a fait, et fait encore pour notre sport, avant qu’un jour il se retire dans son ranch, à l’image d’une autre immense star dont il possède bien souvent des airs, Steve McQueen.
Témoin de l’amplitude de son aura, les vœux d’anniversaire viennent ce matin de bien au-delà du monde de la moto…
« Buon compleanno Valentino ! »
Hey @ValeYellow46, there are 'some people' who would like to wish you a happy birthday! #VR40#Rossi40 | #MonsterYamaha | #VR46 | #MotoGP | #HappyBirthday https://t.co/LVnhlIGzFE
— Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP (@YamahaMotoGP) February 16, 2019
🎂The nine-time @OfficialWRC Champion, @SebastienLoeb, wishes a happy birthday to the nine-time World champion, @ValeYellow46, live from @RallySweden #MichelinMotoGP #MichelinWRC #VR46 pic.twitter.com/pzNeyi8eRi
— Michelin Motorsport (@Michelin_Sport) February 16, 2019
4⃣0⃣ years old, 2⃣3⃣ seasons in the World Championship 🏁
Relive some of the best moments from @valeyellow46's racing career ✨#Rossi40 pic.twitter.com/JDZ7GpCFxt
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) February 16, 2019
Buon compleanno @ValeYellow46! Per molti anni in più nella @MotoGP! #Rossi40 pic.twitter.com/uRDzpQhn0Q
— Jorge Lorenzo (@lorenzo99) February 16, 2019
La dimostrazione che il tempo nn per tutti scorre allo stesso modo! L’età è solo un numero banale… buon compleanno FRA! The demonstration that time does not flow for everyone in the same way! Age is just a trivial number … happy birthday Bro!#valentinorossi #happybirthday pic.twitter.com/Acjid1fTjH
— Mattia Pasini 54 (@MattiaPasini) February 16, 2019
🎉 Gli auguri di @PeccoBagnaia a @ValeYellow46 🎂#SkyVale40 #SkyMotori #MotoGP #ValentinoRossi #Rossi40 @MotoGP pic.twitter.com/GusqTyYwb9
— Sky Sport MotoGP (@SkySportMotoGP) February 16, 2019
🏁 40, un altro grande traguardo
🎉🎂 Buon 40° compleanno a @ValeYellow46 da parte di tutto lo #SkyVR46 #SkyVale40 pic.twitter.com/omoHdNafZI— Mooney VR46 Racing Team (@VR46RacingTeam) February 16, 2019
Ciao @ValeYellow46 augurissimi di Buon compleanno campione. Questa foto è del 2009 e la posto con l'augurio che si possa ripete la storia quindi tu vinca il mondiale(in braccio questa volta xò vengo io al posto d mia figlia!😂)#rossi40 @BoxOfficialVR46 @UccioYellow46 pic.twitter.com/l7yErDH9i1
— Alessandro Di Lillo (@AlexDiLillo) February 16, 2019
#HappyBirthday to the legend @ValeYellow46 @VRRidersAcademy 🥳
We wish you the best of days 🎂
Can't wait to meet you on track this season! ✊🏻 #Rossi40@PET_Motorsports @yamaharacingcom @YamahaMotoGP @MotoGP #SepangRacingTeam pic.twitter.com/PRphryXMRT
— PETRONAS SRT (@sepangracing) February 16, 2019
Happy birthday from @YamahaMotoGP and the @MotoGP paddock! #VR40#Rossi40 | #MonsterYamaha | #VR46 | #MotoGP | #HappyBirthday https://t.co/ufImVFFFaN
— Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP (@YamahaMotoGP) February 16, 2019
Felidades @ValeYellow46 !
El más grande!#ForzaVale #rossi40 @MotoGP pic.twitter.com/WeSlCos4pR— ✊JØRGĘ✊® (@FlowerPower_46) February 16, 2019
あれから25年…まだトップを走り続ける姿はカッコいいぜ！ようこそこちら側へ😆 Vai Vale💪#Rossi40 pic.twitter.com/vWFAvxZEKo
— 青木宣篤 (@Nobuatsu_Aoki) February 15, 2019
Tanti auguri @ValeYellow46! E se per i tuoi 40 anni ti regalassi il 10° mondiale?” 😉 #ValentinoRossi #MotoGP #HappyBirthdayhttps://t.co/L0P5Aq5p1p pic.twitter.com/svK1v47HCt
— La Gazzetta dello Sport (@Gazzetta_it) February 16, 2019
Meanwhile a certain @ValeYellow46 will contend #motogp in his 40th year – #happybirthday Champ #shineonyoucrazydiamond 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🍾 pic.twitter.com/fUCZ6VArOL
— Suzi Perry 🌻 (@suziperry) February 15, 2019
イイヨイイヨー pic.twitter.com/n1NWaNmh1f
— 藤原らんか (@fujiran) February 16, 2019
Auguri @ValeYellow46 ! 40 today ! 🎂🍾 pic.twitter.com/cKenSSrjBC
— Michel Turco (@M_Turco) February 16, 2019
Passano gli anni, ma noi ti VEDIAMO sempre come l’eterno #campione… 💛🏁 | #valerossi #rossi #valentinorossi #valeyellow #46 #valeywllow46 #auguri #vale40 pic.twitter.com/CSonM4XzN1
— Motosprint (@motosprint) February 16, 2019
@ValeYellow46 @BoxOfficialVR46
#Vale40 #Rossi40 #ValentinoRossi #VR46 pic.twitter.com/dInioiQOBg— yamada☆tal (@samamyam) February 16, 2019
