A media room set up just for him. A lot of people in different team shirts. Two screens, on which to replay just some of his many achievements. And, centre stage, the man himself, as he concentrated on finding the right words and sipped from a seemingly endless glass of water.  Chaz Davies has called time on his career. The Welshman will retire from racing and, therefore, from SBK. He&rsquo;s thought long and hard about it and recent events convinced him: &quot;I have to say &ndash; he said with a smile &ndash; it&rsquo;s great to see you all here. As soon as I mentioned the conference, I started to think about changing my mind but&hellip; no, it&rsquo;s right like this. I&rsquo;m ready to go&quot;.  Thirty-four years old and so many trophies lifted high, a title win in Supersport with Yamaha and runner-up positions in the Superbike category, one in which he counts 32 race wins and 99 podiums: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve shared incredible seasons with every member of staff, I&rsquo;ve been lucky to race for so long&quot;.  Ducati, or rather magical moments   In SBK, Chaz has competed for various manufacturers. Aprilia and BMW first, then Ducati. And it was on the red bike that he spent the best part of his career: &quot;Magical moments with Ducati &ndash; he says emotionally &ndash; especially at Imola, a circuit just down the road from the company in Bologna&quot;.  Davies struggled to hold back tears: &quot;The people, the bike... the atmosphere. Will I continue to ride? Maybe a supermotard, we&rsquo;ll see. I don&rsquo;t know, I&rsquo;m not thinking about that right now. I&rsquo;ll have time to spend with the family and I&rsquo;ll enjoy every single moment. Racing is important, but it&rsquo;s not everything. I&rsquo;m growing up, I&rsquo;ll find something to do&rdquo;.  And we don&rsquo;t know whether the Knighton rider will be back on a bike in the future: &quot;I might do some testing but, I&rsquo;ll say it again, now is not the time to think about it. Last year I ended the season with a win, in Portugal. I was left with that taste of success and so I tried with Go Eleven, a new team and new people. I&rsquo;m leaving some fantastic people&quot;.  Translated by Heather Watson  WorldSBK Jerez, Rea: &ldquo;We need to solve our Barcelona issues&rdquo; 

<p>Chaz announces his retirement from racing at Jerez: &quot;I don&rsquo;t know if I&rsquo;ll continue riding bikes, now is not the time to think about it. I&rsquo;ll have time to spend with the family, remembering the many racing experiences&quot;</p> 

WorldSBK, Davies calls time: &ldquo;Racing is important, but it&rsquo;s not everything&rdquo;

One of the hottest MotoGP topics in recent months has been Valentino Rossi&rsquo;s retirement. This year, the Italian has turned 42, and each year he comes closer to hanging up his helmet, but &ldquo;El Periodico de Catalunya&rdquo; newspaper has insinuated that the Doctor might not even see out the current season. They claim that he could retire after the Dutch GP, on 27 June, before the summer break.  Rather improbable   Over the years, there has been a great deal of speculation as to Valentino&rsquo;s retirement and this latest Spanish &lsquo;rumour&rsquo; comes at one of the toughest moments in the Italian&rsquo;s career. Seven races into the season and he&rsquo;s scored just 15 points, finishing in the points zone on only three occasions. The situation is serious but that Rossi might decide to retire without completing the season sounds quite unrealistic to us.  The nine-time champion has also recently said that he&rsquo;ll use the summer break to decide whether or not to continue in 2022. Despite the difficulties, Rossi and his crew have always shown that they are able to remain united as they seek the solution that puts them back on top. He has many rivals, yes, and they are increasingly young, but if he really decides to retire, Rossi will make the decision calmly, carefully analysing all the facts of the matter.  &nbsp;Let&rsquo;s wait for him to say farewell   Considering the kind of person he&rsquo;s been throughout his career, we can&rsquo;t imagine him giving up, with the season still in progress. In fact, we imagine that when he read the news he laughed out loud and shook his head, as if to say: &ldquo;But what have they come up with now?&quot; So let&rsquo;s wait for him to announce the news, as and when he&rsquo;s ready to bid farewell to the paddock as a rider. His second home and one that he will inevitably return to in another guise.  Traslated by Heather Watson  MotoGP Catalunya, Alpinestars and Quartararo&rsquo;s suit: &ldquo;All in order&rdquo; 

<p>Sources in Spain claim that the nine-time champion might even retire after the next two races. An implausible hypothesis in our opinion</p> 

2 risultati per 'EN retirement'

WorldSBK, Davies calls time: “Racing is important, but it’s not everything”

MotoGP, Valentino Rossi and the retirement rumours: will he really leave in the summer?