Joining Valentino Rossi's Team, Sean Gelael Podium III At The Dubai Resilience Racing 24 Hours

Sean Gelael and Valentino Rossi after the WRT 46 team took third place in the Dubai 24-hour endurance race in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 14-15, 2023. (Between / WRT 46 Team)

JAKARTA - Indonesian racer Sean Gelael deserves to be proud because he worked together with one of the motorcycle racing legends Valentino Rossi was marked by riding the podium at the 24H Dubai race in Dubai Autodrome, United Arab Emirates, Saturday (14/1) until Sunday (15/1). Joined in Team WRT 46, Sean Gelael and Valentino Rossi as well as three other teams, Maxime Martin (Belgium), Max Hesse (Germany), and the Whale (England) Team performed solidly so they were able to climb the third podium. The third finishing team, said Sean Gelael in his official statement, is an extraordinary achievement for anyone because he has a new partner and even five and it is considered not easy. "But thank God everything went smoothly. I, Vale, Maxime, Max, and the team all have the same role in achieving this good result," said Sean Gelael as quoted by Antara.Team WRT 46 started the race from eighth position with Maxime's first rider and made his position in good one strip. Although there was an incident that hit the wall, the following riders could improve the conditions. In fact, when the control was held by Sean Gelael, he managed to bring WRT 46 to second position and then Rossi down as the last driver who got the rations. From the speed side, WRT 46 was equivalent to another WRT car which ended up as the winner, number 7. Only, the number of penalties that must be accepted made them continue to slip and even finish in third position with a 2 lap left status while finishing.

The WRT team of course performed perfectly, not only about the pit stop and the placement strategy of the riders, but also everything. For that it's only natural that they finish in first and third positions. "A fantastic result. I am happy and grateful to Sean and all my teammates. Also of course for Team WRT," said Valentino Rossi.

Interestingly, Valentino Rossi was asked to become WRT 46's representative to get on a camel to be paraded to the podium.