Motorcycle racing legend Valentino Rossi announced his retirement & Skull Motorcycle

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The 42-year-old Italian racer has signed a one-season contract with the Yamaha-SRT team for this season. However, Rossi told a press conference ahead of this weekend's Styrian Grand Prix that he would be retiring from his career. “I have decided to stop at the end of this season,” Rossi said. It's been a very long journey but a very happy one indeed. It's a very sad moment because next year I won't be riding a motorcycle anymore, which I have been doing for over 30 years."

Rossi and his career

Rossi will end his career with seven of the world's top titles - just one short of the all-time record held by compatriot Giacomo Agostini. Rossi competed in 423 of the biggest prix races - 363 in the top tier.

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In recent years the racer nicknamed "The Doctor" has moved towards owning his own VR46 team, helping to develop young riders in Moto2 and Moto3 and next season he will be free to focus on the role.

Immediately after the announcement, much praise and admiration for Rossi's outstanding career came from fans, especially rivals, including French star Fabio Quartararo, who is considered the successor to the legendary driver. Italian at the Yamaha-SRT team and is leading this year's title race. "It's hard to express how I feel right now… Congratulations on your amazing career! I will remember for the rest of my life the first race I saw at Jerez 2005 and how he pushed me to get where I am today. today," Quartararo wrote on his social media account .

Rossi achievement

Rossi won the world's highest motocross titles in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009, starting with a 125cc championship in 1997 before adding a 250cc title two years later. afterward. Rossi had 235 steps to the winner's podium, 199 of them in the top category and scored 115 wins - 89 in MotoGP/500 cc, 14 in 250cc and 12 in 125cc; won 65 pole positions (starting in first place).

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After his first 125cc race in Malaysia in 1996, it took Rossi very little time to score his first win that same year in the Czech Republic before advancing to the top category in 2000, achieving his first success in this level at the British Grand Prix of the same season. The legendary racer's last win was in the Netherlands in 2017. But this season has seen Rossi drop in the rankings with the Yamaha-SRT team, as he is currently 19th in the standings .

Vietnamese motorcycle racing

In our country, although motorbikes are considered as the main means of transportation, professional motor racing is a relatively new concept. From the unfriendly view of society to objective barriers such as the lack of a professional playground, the lack of proper investment attention compared to other sports fields, makes this sport only develop. in the form of clubs and groups of young people who aspire to conquer speed.

Therefore, it can be said that the recent Suzuki Raider R150 race in Ben Tre was like the starting shot for professional motor racing in Vietnam. Although starting late compared to other countries, the riders are not inferior in terms of blood, passion, courage, and spirit.Eager to learn, strive to overcome difficulties. With the strength and "success" of youth, Nguyen Hoang Anh Dung has become the first Vietnamese to compete in the Asian Challenge race of international level after passing the official test in Malaysia... This event is considered as a major turning point of the country's motor sport, helping Vietnam officially get its name on the world track map. As for Dung personally, it is both a joy and a heavy responsibility. Because starting from here, his every rush, every corner will be watched by domestic motorcycle racing fans anytime, anywhere. Many hearts passionate about speed will always stand by his side to help him gain more confidence to show impressive performances on high-class roads.

In addition, the competition conditions and domestic facilities are also considered to be out of phase with the World standard. Typically, Vietnamese athletes do not have many conditions to practice, do not have enough "tools" to properly protect themselves, this has more or less affected the psychological comfort when competing. Compared to the long, spacious training ground with many consecutive crabs in your country, in our country you can only run on the football field's racetrack which is both short and narrow and not many crabs. With such international-standard professional racetracks, it is understandable that foreign athletes have always been superior to us in terms of their ability to concentrate and cornering skills. Another very important point is that the fitness of Vietnamese athletes is also lower than that of other countries. We only race from 6 to 8 laps in about 3-4 minutes. Meanwhile with the professional race, the time required to run more than 20 minutes, so in terms of endurance and endurance, we were weaker. Most especially, the competition rules in Vietnam are also far from international standards, making racers confused when they have the opportunity to face reality in major tournaments.