

It's one of my favourite driving songs, gets me pumped up and makes me want to race. It's got to be Sicko Mode by Travis Scott. I went when I was younger and so have some attachment. It's gotta be Silverstone, it's a classic and iconic track. I got a boiler suit from one of my dad's work places, borrowed my cousin's motorcycle helmet and stuck a load of stickers on it. This is quite embarrassing but, I went to my world book day in primary school dressed as Lewis Hamilton. He is breaking records, creating a path and inspiring a whole new generation of drivers and sports people as a whole. It has got to be Lewis Hamilton, I think that he is doing things in the sport that no one has had before. So there are definitely similarities, there is a rush through performance in both. The fans are there live and that makes it really important you put on a good performance. Obviously with music it's a live show, you have got one shot and it's the same for F1. Yeah there are definitely some similarities between the two. Even when you're not driving you get that exhilaration.Īny similarities between the buzz of F1 and the buzz of live music?

I'm a bit of an adrenaline junkie myself, and even just being around the cars going that speed gives me a bit of a thrill.

Rossi, the only rider to win titles in the 125cc, 250cc, 500cc and MotoGP categories, took a final lap of honour on Sunday to a standing ovation from the crowd as fireworks dotted the sky, before an emotional farewell with his Petronas Yamaha team.Ī showman on the bike and off it, and famed for his postvictory antics, Rossi last won a MotoGP race in 2017 with Yamaha, in the Dutch TT at Assen.The speed and the excitement. It was a long career, and always a pleasure.” “Everyone who has worked with me, the whole paddock, the other riders … it was an unforgettable day and I enjoyed it. “I always think of this day like a nightmare, because it’s the end of a long career and I thought it would be in Valencia but in the end, I enjoyed it a lot so I have to thank everyone,” Rossi said. The 42-year-old, nicknamed “The Doctor”, is considering a move into car racing after competing in Grand Prix motorcycling. Seven-times MotoGP title winner Rossi, one of the greatest and most charismatic of motorcycling champions, delighted fans with a few quick laps at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit but was unable to add to his 199 premier-class podiums. Nine-times world champion Valentino Rossi was inducted into MotoGP’s Hall of Fame after the Italian put an end to his illustrious career of more than two decades with a 10th-place finish at the Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday.
