2023-08-30 19:40:26
Having a legend of the caliber of Valentino Rossi in your team is a perfect excuse to take advantage of the image of the nine-time motorcycling world champion when expanding your brand. That is precisely what BMW is doing, factory that only a few months ago managed to secure the services of #46 to make him one of its official drivers in the GT3 category for the next three years, an agreement that could lead Valentino to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the hypecar from BMW, the new M Hybrid V8.
Since ‘Vale’ signed for BMW, those from Munich have intensified their actions on social networks, always with the prominent presence of the Italian, so it is not surprising that in its latest chapter of the documentary series ‘Mbedded’, the German brand is have focused once more on #46 to show us exclusive never-before-seen images, starting with his signature as an official pilot.
The meeting took place last April in Monza; this is where Rossi met with the head honcho of BMW M Motorsport, Andreas Roos, to seal a future that will lead to the former MotoGP rider to run with the Germans for a minimum of three years.
“This is the place where we first met a year ago, isn’t it?”, rRemember Rossi when entering the BMW M Motorsport motorhome. “Five or ten years ago, if they had told me that I was going to sign a contract with BMW, I would have laughed. For me it is a surprise, I am very happyto”, he tells the head of the brand’s sports division.
Before putting down his signature, Rossi is surprised to see the duration of the agreement: “So three years, right? It’s long…”, he comments with a mischievous smile on his face. “It’s great to sign a contract, especially if it’s the contract you want to sign. I am very happy to sign with BMW.” The Italian finishes off, who starred in a funny moment when he was unable to capture his signature due to completely dry pens.
After the signing, the documentary advances to another highlight in Valentino’s sporting career with BMWthe Road To Le Mans race in which he participated last June, an appointment that serves as a prelude to the 24 Hours of Le Mans and where LMP3 and GT3 cars compete at the same time.
The man from Tavullia teamed up with Jérôme Policand at the wheel of Team WRT’s BMW M4 GT3, and thanks to a brave overtaking by the Italian on the last lap of the race over the Porsche of the HRC With Caffeinesix team, Rossi and Policand celebrated the win in style, the first for the #46 since he raced for the Germans.
And from France to Italy, specifically to Tavullia, where BMW prepared a surprise for Valentino on his own ranch; There, the highest representatives of BMW Italia presented Rossi with two exclusive cars: a BMW M3 Touring and the flagship of the brand, the ostentatious BMW XM with which Rossi did not hesitate to skid on its flat-track track.
During his talk with the heads of BMW, ‘Vale’ confesses to having owned several M3s in the past -some of them won at the MotoGP M Award-, and even reveals that he still keeps them in his garage a 2005 BMW M5, powered by a forceful V10 engine.
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In short, a love affair between the MotoGP legend and the German brand that you can see below:
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