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Valentino Rossi Says He'd Rather His Daughter Not Become a Racer

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Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi told Italian radio show Radio Deejay that he would rather his daughter Giulietta, born in 2022, not become a professional racer, though he'd welcome her taking up another sport. His younger daughter Gabriella was born in early 2025, and Rossi now races four wheels in the GT World Challenge.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

I get it, man. I've watched from the pit wall myself — from corner entry to exit, that world lives right next to fear. Coming from a nine-time champ, not pushing his own kid toward it is the most honest thing he could say. Don't be a racer, but do a sport — that's about as much distance as a father can put between them.