Franco Morbidelli thanks Valentino Rossi

Franco Morbidelli thanks Valentino Rossi

Motorcycle racing begins this week with the first free practice for the Qatar Grand Prix scheduled for Friday ahead of the MotoGP race on Sunday. Franco Morbideli had to skip all winter testing due to a crash in Portimao, as a result of which he also lost consciousness.

While waiting to receive the’ok from the doctors to be on track in Lusail, the Italian-Brazilian centaur, Moto2 world champion in 2017 and switched this year to the Ducati Pramac team after two bad years as Yamaha official pilot and teammate of Fabio Quartararo, on social media thanked in moving words Valentino Rossifor everything he has represented for him and his career. Here are his words.

“Hi Vale, as a child you were my idol, as a teenager you became my friend and now you are a pillar of my life. When I met you I was just a kid who loved riding motorcycles and dreamed of becoming a MotoGP rider what started as a hobby è became my profession. You shared with me your experience and knowledge to make it possible”.

“È fantastic what è happened since then, you helped me to become a MotoGP rider when I was the first student of VR46 Riders Academy. I am very grateful to have met you becauseé you came into my life when I was a nobody, believed in me, made me a professional rider and did your part to make my dream, my life, come true. Thank you for your trust and support. You are the greatest of all time on and off the track. Thank you”.