In this Valencia Grand Prix, the “Grazie” is appropriate and it is followed by a Vale which reminds us that Doctor Rossi will hand over his helmet and suit at the end of this final Grand Prix of the season. The nine-time title winner should no longer race on a motorcycle, which will not be the case for the one who is also leaving the Grands Prix this Sunday. He is also Italian and it is Danilo Petrucci who made himself a special helmet for the occasion…
“Grazie Vale” indeed but also “ Grazie Danilo » who will let go MotoGP to try the rally raid starting with the big part of the Dakar. Currently pilot KTM, and it will still be in the desert with a machine in the colors of Tech3, Petrux revealed himself with Ducati, the brand with which he won two MotoGP Grands Prix.
Mugello on one side, Le Mans on the other, the polaroids of the two victories, the podiums and the best laps, friends: the helmet that Danilo Petrucci will use during his last MotoGP race in Valencia is a kind of souvenir album . A graphic created by Starline that tells the story of a boy who arrived from Terni with a dream that he realized, after years of sacrifices.
Jack Miller hasn't forgotten Danilo Petrucci
However, Danilo Petrucci is not completely forgotten. We must therefore remember the words of Jack Miller about him, during the press conference on Thursday: “ it was fantastic to share the garage with him, he was a fantastic teammate. There has always been a good atmosphere in the box. It must be said that we both have quite similar temperaments, we are quite cool. I think we all appreciate Danilo for what he's done, where he's come from and how far he's come. »
« He did a fantastic job and I think he is a source of inspiration in our sport. He doesn't really have the physique of a MotoGP rider, and he had to change his way of life to be able to perform at the highest level. He truly sacrificed everything to be able to race in MotoGP, and that is proof of the true rider he is.. On behalf of everyone I think we should thank him for what he did. »
« My best memory of Danilo has to be in Portimão last year. There was testing just before the race, and Sylvain Guintoli was testing a motogp, and he passed me in the first corner and got stuck behind Danilo. He then had to pass it between turns 4 and 5, but that was not to Danilo's liking who passed it again in the next corner as if we were on the last lap of the race [laughs]! I still have this image in my head, it was just fantastic! » Hello Petrux!
