WSBK Superbike Michael Rinaldi: “Sunday, I saw a number that I didn't know. It was Valentino”…

Michael Ruben Rinaldi is a name that will now have to be kept in mind when a WSBK event takes place. The rider of the private team Go Eleven, who is fielding a Ducati Panigale V4R, deleted this image during the Aragon round of the specialty showing him leaving his bike in an emergency due to a brake fault. A scene that was later repeated in MotoGP on the Red Bull Ring. Precisely, his victory and his two other podiums resonated until this MotoGP where two eminent representatives of the Italian colony sent him congratulations…

Michael Ruben Rinaldi is no longer unknown not only in Italy but on the international scene. A new aura that will have to be taken into account Ducati. But before getting there, the driver who is the next generation in a category where the Italians have had moments of glory was congratulated by his peers. And not least…

The boss of Ducati too

He tells : " after my victory I received a lot of messages including a call from Dovizioso who is a friend of mine ". But then he had a big surprise… “ I received a message from a number I don't have, and it was Valentino Rossi. It was like winning again ».

The staff Ducati also has his eye on it. The big boss also showed up! “ I am a Ducati rider and so Claudio Domenicali wrote to me too. Winning an SBK race for Ducati is normal, just like it's normal for him to congratulate me » ends diplomatically Rinaldi. We will now have to negotiate his contract...