Valentino Rossi is definitely very important for motorcycle Grands Prix and what is revealed about the agreement between the man from Tavullia and a Saudi Prince would provide proof of this. Thus, a sum of 170 million euros would be at stake in this merger which, however, goes beyond simple competition. The sum is dizzying throughout the MotoGP paddock. If all this is true, the Doctor has certainly secured his retirement...
The news comes from The Sun 24 hours and it makes you dizzy. Thus, between the brand VR46 by Valentino Rossi and Tanal Sports and Entertainment Media, the holding company of the ruler of Saudi Arabia, Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Saud bin AbdulAziz Al Saud, this is an agreement to 170 million which would have been passed. It will be recalled that the details of this rapprochement are expected in the coming days through a press conference held in the capital Riyadh.
All Valentino Rossi activities would be bought
In detail, 20 million would be for Grand Prix activities, from MotoGP to Moto3 to Moto2. The rest would consist of the group taking power VR46. Which includes, among other offshoots, the Riders Academy and Racing Apparel, or the company that creates clothing and merchandising for many drivers and teams in the world of motorsports.
The Saudis would therefore like to seize the entire empire of the nine-time world champion, while leaving him, as well as his trusted collaborators, a central role at the top. An operation which aims to launch the Saudi Vision 2030 project, the initiative with which Saudi Arabia wants to differentiate its economy from oil by investing, in fact, in sport, in the development of new generation cars and motorcycles and autonomous driving, but also in the training of young pilots. Valentino Rossi has his retraining and retirement assured…
