115 Grand Prix victories. Nine world titles. One extraordinary career. Valentino Rossi’s full story, told in his own words for the first time.
With his unique humour and intensity, Valentino Rossi opens up about a life lived at full throttle, from childhood experiences never shared, through the adrenaline-fueled world of motorsports and building one of the greatest careers in sporting history.
For the first time, Rossi shares everything about the great rivalries of his career – from Max Biaggi to Sete Gibernau, and Casey Stoner to Jorge Lorenzo, right up to the controversial 2015 season with Marc Márquez. He reveals career-threatening injuries, the lingering temptation of Formula 1 and the Ferrari deal, the crashes and the broken bones, weaving together the soaring highs of victory with the crushing lows, exposing the world of competitive racing like never before.
Rossi also reveals the man beyond the racetrack, from his relationships with his close friends and family, to the beauty of fatherhood, and his dedication to mentoring tomorrow’s talents at the VR46 Academy. He doesn’t shy away from the more challenging moments of life too, including the trials and tribulations of love, life in the spotlight, and his dispute with the Italian tax authorities.
From his pranks that changed the world’s perception of motorcycle racing, the superstitions, the rituals, the look, Valentino Rossi has never followed anyone else’s script. This is him as you have never seen him: honest, tender, funny – a rider and a man looking back on an extraordinary life with the clarity that only comes with time.
Co-written with Giorgio Teruzzi, Italy’s leading voice in motorsport.
With his unique humour and intensity, Valentino Rossi opens up about a life lived at full throttle, from childhood experiences never shared, through the adrenaline-fueled world of motorsports and building one of the greatest careers in sporting history.
For the first time, Rossi shares everything about the great rivalries of his career – from Max Biaggi to Sete Gibernau, and Casey Stoner to Jorge Lorenzo, right up to the controversial 2015 season with Marc Márquez. He reveals career-threatening injuries, the lingering temptation of Formula 1 and the Ferrari deal, the crashes and the broken bones, weaving together the soaring highs of victory with the crushing lows, exposing the world of competitive racing like never before.
Rossi also reveals the man beyond the racetrack, from his relationships with his close friends and family, to the beauty of fatherhood, and his dedication to mentoring tomorrow’s talents at the VR46 Academy. He doesn’t shy away from the more challenging moments of life too, including the trials and tribulations of love, life in the spotlight, and his dispute with the Italian tax authorities.
From his pranks that changed the world’s perception of motorcycle racing, the superstitions, the rituals, the look, Valentino Rossi has never followed anyone else’s script. This is him as you have never seen him: honest, tender, funny – a rider and a man looking back on an extraordinary life with the clarity that only comes with time.
Co-written with Giorgio Teruzzi, Italy’s leading voice in motorsport.