10 of the best images from Valentino Rossi's career

After a two year wait, having lost his Championship crown to the much-missed Nicky Hayden (2006) and Casey Stoner (2007), Rossi reclaimed the world title in 2008 with a win at the Japanese GP superiority of the Australian rider. His triumph was accompanied by flipside trademark celebration, with the \'46’ apologising for the wait and putting on flipside \'show\' in the presence of a notary named Ottavio Ottaviani.