Valentino Rossi, seven-time world champion of the main motorcycling category -he celebrated one 500cc title and six MotoGP titles-, marked by before and after celebrations after the race. The Italian starred in some of the most iconic celebrations in Motorcycle World Championship historyand one of them was in 1997.
That season, his second in the championship, Il Doctor was announced as the 125cc world champion. Rossi won 11 races out of 15 held and was on the podium in 13 Grand Prix. His last victory that year was in Indonesiaat the Sentul International Circuit. And, those facilities are the scene of an emblematic festival of Tavullia.
Valentino Rossi took the podium accompanied by Japanese Kazuto Sakata and Jorge Martínez Aspar. When his name was announced over the public address system and he stepped out from the podium, ’46’ did this with a blue bandage covering his entire head. Later, it was found out The reason was a traffic accident with his fatherGraziano Rossi.
An accident with his father, Graziano
He Dr. Claudio Costafounder of Clinica Mobile, gave an interview a few months ago to ‘Corriere della Sera’ where he revealed the details of the event: “When I was racing on 125cc, Valentino gets into a serious car accident with Grazianohis father. The blow caused serious head injuries. Doctors asked if he could continue his career. We went to Villa Serena, a nursing home located in Forlì. We studied his brain, beautiful and wonderful: ‘For me, he can run on Sunday in Indonesia,’ I told his mother.. We boarded the plane together; won the race“.
Source: La Verdad
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