What makes Valentino Rossi the greatest? Sheer talent. I'd go out on a limb to say that in any sport at top level, you would struggle to find a former champion who, after 2 seasons of shit luck, can win the top accolade against all new comers and be as popular as ever.
He is the only rider in the current field to have ridden, and won the blue ribband class on a 500 stroker, a 990 4 stroke (for two different manufacturers) and an 800 4 stroke. Not to mention the 125 and 250 crowns he has also.
A true genius. How about setting the lap record at Assen in 06 on the last lap, on knackered tyres, on the old track before they changed it, or, starting on the back of the grid to take the win. or getting a 10 sec penalty and putting the hammer down to win by 15 seconds.
Like I say, true genius.
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