Fausto Gresini did not celebrate the transition to the new year, and in his state dominated by the influence of Covid-19, he will not be able to celebrate his 60th birthday as he should either. This January 23 is in fact the birthday of the director of the eponymous Grand Prix teams. But we all think of him and, in Italy, three motorcycle personalities wanted to mark the occasion, to support him as best as possible in these difficult times.
On this January 23, Fausto Gresini At the age of 60, he passed this milestone hospitalized in intensive care at the Maggiore hospital in Bologna because of Covid-19. It will therefore be a birthday different from the others for the transalpine boss.
A special birthday then, but no one forgets it. Fausto Gresini and his loved ones enjoy the support and affection of the people who love him, and there are many of them in the paddock MotoGP. It is no coincidence that many motorcycling protagonists remain in contact with him every day and on this particular day they wanted to also publicly send him good wishes.
It is so with Loris Capirossi, who, as an admirer of Gresini, became his companion and rival during his career: “ as a child, I hid near his house to see him arrive », he tells the Journal of Sport. " Then he welcomed me like a little brother, we went to the races together. There was also tension between us, in 1991 we fought for the title, but he always loved me. Fausto is a great friend and I have a hard time with this situation. I saw him on video call, he's not in great shape but he's fighting ».
Fausto Gresini has sincere friends in the paddock
Marco Melandri also stands in solidarity with his former manager in MotoGP: “ Fausto is one of the best people I have met. He was always there, even in the Ducati year, he felt I needed a friend. The best memory is the first podium in Jerez 2005. There we understood that we could have a great season. Manuela my partner and I call Nadia every day. He's had a lot of problems in his life, but he has the determination to win this time too ».
The last wish comes from Paolo Simoncelli, father of the unforgettable Marco who was also a pilot of Gresini : " I don't disturb it, after going through it, I know the value of silence. I'm just saying that Fausto surprised me when, hearing that I was creating a team, he asked me to be a partner, even if only 1%. I understood what person he was ". Since December 30, he has been fighting to get rid of this damn coronavirus.
