If the team MotoGP Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team brilliantly passed the test of its 2026 presentation in the lavish Villa Miani in Rome, his boss, Valentino Rossi, is not spared from family problems with his father, Graziano.
At the heart of the problem, therefore, is his father. Graziano, famous Grand Prix driver, now 71 years old, who played a pivotal role in the sporting career of Valentino, but who, in recent months, has clearly strained ties with his son, even opposing him in court.
As the weeks went by, the Italian press gradually pointed the finger at Graziano's partner, Ambra, 54, who was suspected of making several large withdrawals (200,000 euros in the form of a loan and cash) from her friend's account.
But money does not seem to be at the heart of the problem because these movements do not seem disproportionate for a period of 12 years, nor in view of the financial resources of the prodigal son.
No, the real cause for concern is that a marriage is brewing between Ambra and Graziano, and that her hold over him seems to be the real issue. Valentino Rossi, Number 46 was no longer able to get any news from his father.
« money has nothing to do with with this storyFortunately for me and Graziano. I'm simply saddened and worried about my father, whom I no longer see and from whom I have no news. It's as if I no longer had a father His romantic relationship caused a complete break with the family. I don't understand why, because my mother Stefania and I always had strong and deep emotional ties with Graziano. The same is true for Clara, his daughter, and her mother Lorena. Everyone is cut off from us, as if we were a threat. This attitudeWhen I think of my father, is inexplicable and compels me to search for how he is, what could have happened to him. For me, everything is dictated by the love I have for him. and out of fear that he might not be in good shape . " he told the Corriere Della Sierra.
In 2024, Valentino RossiAlready worried, he had asked for and been appointed support administrator of his father, deemed frail and in difficulty according to a private expert assessment. It was at this point that the champion discovered that his father's current partner had withdrew money from his bank account.
More one year laterGraziano Rossi has asked his son to be released from this legal control.
Faced with Valentino's refusal, the father hired a Civil Procedure to have his directorship revoked and won his case March 4, 2025 in Pesaro, arguing after psychiatric examinations that he had never stopped driving nor to participate in certain rally races, and that he was therefore
perfectly capable of discernment.
Valentino Rossi did not appeal this decision, but since then, ties have been broken.
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