Gabriel Rodrigo has announced his immediate retirement from racing. The Argentine rider, who was disputing his first season in Moto2, had to abandon the bike during the last Italian Grand Prix to undergo shoulder surgery and his return was only expected for next season. The Argentine, however, made the announcement in a video posted on his social media channels and points to the danger he faces every weekend as the main reason for his decision. “I’ve thought about it for a long time,” he explains.
“It all started last year, shortly after I signed my contract to move to Moto2,” he says in the video posted on social media. “During a training session I had a very serious accident where my life was in danger. along with all the recent misfortunes of our colleagues, it made me rethink whether it was worth taking so many risks every time I got on a motorcycle. I have many projects in mind and many ambitions; I like my life and my family, and I am not willing to put myself in danger and lose everything to continue racing, this is the main reason for this decision.
“I am very happy to have made this decision”, admits the rider. “I talked a lot about it with my psychologist and she helped me a lot to reach this point of maturity. Earlier this year I told her and my girlfriend Elia that I didn’t want to keep running for much longer; to test myself in Moto2 and I felt I wanted to keep giving my 100%, but that I wouldn’t go on for long. “
At that point the shoulder injury appeared, which ended up sending him home: “The injury made me run for most of the year in bad conditions and I had to stop. Thanks to the break, I was able to take time, listen to my body, my heart and see what it asked me to do.
“It didn’t make sense to keep running; if I did, it was because of the pain and melancholy for what my identity has been all these years. But what I really want is to stop and dedicate my time to other things,” he says. in the video. “I consider myself very lucky to have been able to live off my passion and I carry with me many special memories and the people I have known. I can say goodbye to motorcycling with a smile on my face. If I had put off, all the love I have for this sport he could have been poisoned by continuing to compete without the desire to do so, “he concludes.
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