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![Italy's MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi, right, celebrates with his team staff as he captured second place at the Japanese motorcycling Grand Prix at Twin Ring Motegi circuit, in Motegi, north of Tokyo, Italy's MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi, right, celebrates with his team staff as he captured second place at the Japanese motorcycling Grand Prix at Twin Ring Motegi circuit, in Motegi, north of Tokyo,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2P8HY15/italys-motogp-rider-valentino-rossi-right-celebrates-with-his-team-staff-as-he-captured-second-place-at-the-japanese-motorcycling-grand-prix-at-twin-ring-motegi-circuit-in-motegi-north-of-tokyo-sunday-april-26-2009-ap-photoshuji-kajiyama-2P8HY15.jpg)
Italy's MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi, right, celebrates with his team staff as he captured second place at the Japanese motorcycling Grand Prix at Twin Ring Motegi circuit, in Motegi, north of Tokyo,
![Italian rider Valentino Rossi, left, listens to instructions from a Yamaha staff member before starting the second free practice at the Cheste racetrack near Valencia, Spain Friday Oct. 27, 2006. The final Italian rider Valentino Rossi, left, listens to instructions from a Yamaha staff member before starting the second free practice at the Cheste racetrack near Valencia, Spain Friday Oct. 27, 2006. The final](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PCD74H/italian-rider-valentino-rossi-left-listens-to-instructions-from-a-yamaha-staff-member-before-starting-the-second-free-practice-at-the-cheste-racetrack-near-valencia-spain-friday-oct-27-2006-the-final-race-of-the-motogp-season-takes-place-on-sunday-with-valentino-rossi-and-nicky-hayden-battling-for-the-title-ap-photobernat-armangue-2PCD74H.jpg)