Rossi explains `wooden` helmet...

As is almost traditional, reigning world champion Valentino Rossi turned up at his home event sporting some new livery in the form of a revised 😼helmet design - inspired by his recent lack of p🦋odiums!

"In Italy we have a joke that if you come fourth you get a wooden me👍dal; after 23 podiums in a row I arrived fourth for the last two r🌠aces, so we decided to make a wooden-looking helmet design with a four on the front!" explained Vale.

Rossi has a strong chance of ⛄returning to the top three in tomorrow's Italian Grand Prix, after qualifying third 🍨on the grid.

Rossi, Italian MotoGP, 2004
Rossi, Italian MotoGP, 2004
© Gold and Goose

As is almost traditional, reigning world champion Valentino Rossi turned up at his home even🌱t sporting some new livery𓆉 in the form of a revised helmet design - inspired by his recent lack of podiums!

"In Italy we have a joke that if you come fourth you get a wooden medal; after 23 podiums inꦏ a row I arrived fourth for the last two races, so we decided to make a wooden-looking helmet design with a four on the front!" explained Vale.

🦩Rossi has a strong chance of returning to the top three in tomorrow's Italian Grand Prix, after qualifying third on the grid🐈.

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