The years go by and Valentino Rossi is still there. But when you have 22 seasons at the highest level of motorcycle racing under your belt, you inevitably have a head full of memories. And we can allow ourselves moments of nostalgia about a bygone era, when we were also still young. The Doctor, like the others, sighs and pays homage, in passing, to his adversaries of the past...
Valentino Rossi always has his head on the handlebars, but he also knows that time is flying. From his ranch, during a visit by journalists from Motorcycle Revue, he confided: “ the toughest rivals to fight, I knew them all during this second part of my career. The Stoners, Lorenzo, Márquez and, now, Viñales… But, my best duels took place with Capirossi, Biaggi and Gibernau. It was another time, which was perhaps more fun, both on and off the track »...
But, in order not to be swallowed up by the idea that it was better before, he remains in contact with young people with his VR46 Academy: “ it keeps me young. This forces you to keep your level and, like this new generation, you constantly train like an athlete. With such rhythm and contact, you don't feel the weight of the years ". A true fountain of youth…
