MotoGP great Valentino Rossi will not be retiring from the
sport in the wake of friend Marco Simoncelli dying after a
crash with his fellow Italian, Rossi's mentor said on Monday.
Nine-time motorcycling world champion Valentino Rossi is
considering skipping the Japanese Grand Prix because of
radiation concerns following the earthquake and tsunami
earlier this year.
Ducati's Valentino Rossi faces a wait of up to three MotoGP
races before he will see new parts that he hopes will fix the
rear grip and stability problems he is experiencing on the
current Desmosedici GP11.