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When he took his eleventh Moto3 victory this season, David Alonso appeared in the parc ferme with a blue bandage all around his head. A celebration intended to pay tribute to Valentino Rossi, who celebrated his eleventh success in 125cc in this way. In a video published by his team, Team Aspar, we find the Colombian, the day before this historic day, wondering if he will have the opportunity to execute his idea.
“We are here to prepare for my possible celebration. It's Saturday evening (9:15 p.m.), and we're thinking of Valentino Rossi, I'll say no more. This might never happen, we only have four races. »
At that moment, the 18-year-old driver obviously did not know that he would win in the four remaining events of the 2024 season. He will finally explain the story behind this celebration, which therefore took place during his eleventh victory of the season in Moto3.
David Alonso pays tribute to Valentino Rossi on the Australian GP podium © Red Bull Content Pool
“If we get one more victory, I will equal Valentino Rossi with eleven successes in the smallest class. I would therefore like to pay tribute to him. The idea is to have the same celebration as him when he won his eleventh victory in 125cc. But why, or who did he have this for? »
Before directing the conversation to another subject. « Jorge
[Martinez Aspar] was next to Rossi that day, right next to him on the podium. They shared the podium together. I read in Valentino Rossi's book that he learned to brake thanks to Jorge Martinez Aspar. »
The opportunity for the boss of the eponymous team to enter the conversation: “It’s okay. At that point, I was a four-time world champion, and he only had one title. »
He will then finish his explanation the next day, after having triumphed in Australia. “When thinking of a celebration, we first thought of the most famous one he did. Then, we said to ourselves that it was better to do the same as him for his eleventh victory. We saw that he had this, and Jorge explained to us why he did this celebration, because he was there that day. He had a car accident a few days before the event, and he was not sure if he would be able to participate in the race. concludes David Alonso before nodding when asked if the Doctor had this accident while returning from a party.
