(07-06-2011, 15:17)Le Chel 001 a écrit : C'est presque ça ; Graziano, son père, portait le n°23 lorsqu'il courait, le fiston a donc "doublé" le père .

Ce que j'en sais par ailleurs, c'est qu'en bon champion il est superstitieux ; il a commencé à courir avec, puis a absolument tenu à le garder plutôt que de prendre le n°1 lorsqu’il a commencé à collectionner les titres mondiaux .

Citation :He has always raced with the number #46 in his motorcycle grand prix career. Rossi has stated that the original inspiration for this choice of number was the Japanese "wild card" racer Norifumi Abe whom he saw on television speeding past much more seasoned riders in a wet race. He later found out that it was the number his father had raced with in the first of his 3 grand prix career wins, in 1979, in Yugoslavia, on a 250c Morbidelli. Typically, a World Championship winner is awarded the #1 sticker for the next season. However, in a homage to Barry Sheene, who was the first rider of the modern era to keep the same number (#7), Rossi has stayed with the now-famous #46 throughout his career, though as the world champion he has worn the #1 on the shoulder of his racing leathers.