Sunday, September 25, 2005

Rossi is the MotoGP Champion

Rossi seems to be the most human and down to earth star of the lot. The camaraderie and fellowship he shares with his fans should be seen to be believed. In this age of stalkers and souped up security, it was refreshing to see him surrounded by his wellwishers, some of whom had brought along a T-shirt for him to wear (with the a huge '7' printed on it -- signifying Rossi's seventh championship title). He also found time to make his way to a photo-op with a group of fans dressed up as Snow White and the seven dwarfs.

When Rossi crashed into Gibernau's bike in the previous race, forcing both of them out of the race and postponing his championship victory, the way he immediately went to help Gibernau was also nice to watch. Compare this with the way a certain former F1 champion behaved in a similar situation recently.