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Francesca Novello is alongside Valentino Rossi during the last MotoGP weekend in Valencia. In mid-February, they will be the parents of a little girl: “She will have a special first name.”
In a few hours, the curtain will fall on the 26 years of history of Valentino Rossi in MotoGP. It will be a Sunday of tears, with more than 70 fans in the stands and millions watching on television to see him ride the Yamaha M000 for the last time. It will be a historic day to say the least, which will give goosebumps. Then it will be the direct return to Tavullia to digest the fact that a new life is beginning. The Doctor will not be present at Jerez in the coming days, where his MotoGP colleagues will take part in the two-day IRTA test.
Vale's last race
In Valentino Rossi's future, there is motor racing and his new role as father. At Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, his sweetheart Francesca Sofia Novello could not be absent. “Having experienced the period in June when Valentino decided to stop, I told myself that I would be prepared and that I would experience this better. I didn't expect to cry at the press conference on Thursday », admitted Francesca to “La Gazzetta dello Sport”, « and I'm already very nostalgic, even if there is still a race to do. But I'm happy, because I see him calm, it's not the end of anything, only that of Vale as a MotoGP rider. Because now he will begin his story as a racing driver, as a father, as the leader of his team. He's calm, and seeing him like that makes me happy. There is not an athlete, in any sport, who has been this competitive at 42 years old. This day had to come, and he leaves having built an empire. »
Fatherhood in February
Valentino Rossi and Francesca already have a name in mind, but for now, it remains a secret. From the start, the nine-time world champion was very attentive to the mother and her daughter. «
I still don't think he's 100% aware of what's going to turn our lives upside down. But he asks, and as soon as he feels a kick, he runs to put his hand on my stomach, he's involved in everything that's happening. As for the name, we are not sure yet, because it is a special name and we need to think about it carefully. It happened by chance while we were laughing and joking, we thought about it a bit and we liked it. But we haven't made a final decision yet. »
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