The Italian pilot Valentino rossi, one of the most successful in the history of motorcycling, announced this Wednesday that he and his partner, Francesca Maria NovelloThey are expecting a daughter, just weeks after she revealed that this would be her last year at the World Cup.
“After a careful visit, we can tell you that Franci is pregnant. We are expecting a girl,” Rossi wrote in Italian and English when announcing the news on social media.
Dopo un attenta visit it is possible to communicatevi che la Franci è incinta! Aspettiamo una bambina 🎀
After a careful visit we can tell you that Franci is pregnant! We are expecting for a girl 🎀 pic.twitter.com/SkEysK7NUX– Valentino Rossi (@ ValeYellow46) August 18, 2021
Accompanying the text are three photos in which he appears dressed in a doctor’s gown and with a stethoscope, in an amusing nod to his nickname, “Il Dottore.”
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In one of them he is listening to the belly of his partner and in the other two smiling and looking towards the target hugging Francesca.
Rossi, winner of nine world titles in four different categories, seven of them in MotoGP, is the rider with the most podiums in the history of the Motorcycle World Championship, with 235, as well as victories (89) and podiums (199) in MotoGP.
At 42, Rossi announced on August 5 his retirement from the World Cup at the end of the current season, after 26 years competing in it.