While Remy Gardner prepares to take to the track at the Sachsenring on the M1 - his last weekend of the MotoGP season before the summer break, as he replaces an injured Alex Rins - Valentino Rossi, in Spain, got on the R1 SBK bike he left behind for the occasion, as part of the Yamaha Racing Experience.
Newer racing models paraded on the Jerez de la Frontera track, along with "vintage" ones, entrusted to the capable wrists of motorcycling bigwigs such as Jonathan Rea, Andrea Locatelli, Luca Cadalora, Niccolò Canepa, and even former CEO, Eric Deseynes.
The highlight of the event was, of course, the appearance of the Doctor, now a Superbike regular, having already gained experience in recent months in Portimao and on the Andalusian circuit, riding the current R1 Superbike, defined by Yamaha on its social media profiles as "a jaw-dropping moment", after which he commentd about the absence of complaints from the owner of the bike.
The moment was captured for only a handful of seconds in an Instagram story posted on the Japanese brand's account.