MotoGP 世界摩托車錦標賽今年初如同大多數的運動活動，飽受新冠肺炎疫情影響，MotoGP 則是選擇將今年的賽事縮短，並於第二站開始全部集中於歐洲的賽車場內進行，總共將會有 17 站，本周末為第 13 站的亞拉岡站，但是就在上一站法國站結束後沒多久，傳奇賽車手 Valentino Rossi 於剛剛正式發表聲明，表示自己確診新冠肺炎，並已經開始進行治療程序，這也是首例 MotoGP 賽車手感染新冠肺炎的案例，對於全球車迷來說這幾乎是驚為天人的快訊，同時這也對 Rossi 接下來的賽事影響深遠。
Valentino Rossi :Unfortunately, this morning I woke up and I was not feeling good. My bones were sore and I had a slight fever, so I immediately called the doctor who tested me twice. The ‘quick PCR test’ result was negative, just like the test I underwent on Tuesday. But the second one, of which the result was sent to me at 16:00 this afternoon, was unfortunately positive. I am so disappointed that I will have to miss the race at Aragon. I'd like to be optimistic and confident, but I expect the second round in Aragon to be a ‘no go’ for me as well... I am sad and angry because I did my best to respect the protocol and although the test I had on Tuesday was negative, I self-isolated since my arrival from Le Mans. Anyway, this is the way it is, and I can't do anything to change the situation. I will now follow the medical advice, and I just hope I will be feeling well soon.
以上是 Valentino Rossi 於自己的粉絲專頁發表的聲明，文字內的時間均為亞拉岡當地時間，小編翻譯如下：「很不幸的，今早我醒來時感覺到不太舒服，我感到骨頭有點痠痛以及輕微的發燒，因此我立即通知我的醫生進行兩次檢驗，PCR 首次檢驗的結果是陰性，就像我周二進行的檢驗結果一樣，不過第二次的檢驗於今天下午四點送達，很不幸的為陽性確診反應，我很失望我接下來將會錯過亞拉岡站比賽，我想保持樂觀與自姓，但我預期第二場的亞拉岡站我依然無法參加，這讓我很失望又生氣，因為我盡可能遵照社交距離，且週二測驗得到的是陰性結果，我從離開利曼到達亞拉岡時就開始自我隔離，不管如何，這事情就是發生了，而我無法做任何事情改變現在的情況，我接下來會遵循醫師指示，最後我希望我能盡快恢復。」
小編也希望 Rossi 能盡快恢復，我們很期待第兩百個頒獎台與第十個世界冠軍啊！
資料來源：Valentino Rossi VR46 Official、MotoGP 官方網站
