After three Grands Prix contested in this 2021 MotoGP season, the case of Valentino Rossi is already in the hot seat. With only four points scored, the question about him is no longer whether he will continue his career in 2022, but why he is still continuing. It would even be high time for some to stop, the relentlessness to continue carrying the risk of tarnishing a reputation built on 115 victories and nine world titles. His fans and his allies in the paddock nevertheless defend him by assuring that better days will come. But what does the person concerned think? He responded by placing himself above this fray. For him, what matters is the results. Pleasure above all.
Valentino Rossi knows that we are talking a lot about him at the moment, and especially about his 42 years. The results are not up to par after three games in this 2021 season. There was even a fall during the last Portuguese Grand Prix. Is the Doctor going a year too long? On the Journal of Sport, Vale wanted to put things straight once and for all. By first recalling that his case was not considered in the right way: “ my reasoning is very simple and it always surprises me that some people don't understand it. Maybe my way of thinking is different “, begins the man from Tavullia.
Valentino Rossi then explains: “ I like what I feel, the sensation, the adrenaline that it gives me to win, to get on the podium or simply to have a good race. I know very well that in the end time will have won. Unfortunately for everyone it's like that, but I try with all my strength to make the task as difficult as possible for him, that's all. It’s the only reason I keep running. In my opinion, what you lose by stopping doing what you love most is more important than what you gain by quitting at the peak of your career ».
Valentino Rossi: “except when I look in the mirror, I don’t feel old at all”
One last sentence that is sure to make you think Giacomo Agostini who never ceases to point out that, in his case, the fact of no longer being at the top determined his choice to stop. Even if it means suffering afterwards. Vale has no illusions that he is eternal, or that he can beat the passing years. He is simply still driven by his passion for racing and, although he is aware of the complicated situation he is currently experiencing, the joy of getting on a motorcycle continues to prevail.
He finishes : " except when I look in the mirror, I don't feel old at all. But seeing Graziano my father and Stefania my mother with white hair has an effect. I would also like them to stay young forever ».
