French Sofía Novello: Rossi's girlfriend denounces sexist abuse in the MotoGP paddock

Valentino Rossi’s partner, French Sofía Novello, has given an interview to Vanity Fair magazine in which she has told about her relationship with the Italian pilot and, in addition, has denounced abuse suffered while working as a stewardess in the World Championship. “They look at your butt when you pass and touch it when you take a picture with them,” he says. “It’s a masculine environment. You have to wake up. You can’t just be a smiley face. You have to learn to be respected. If you just show yourself pretty and stupid, you’re finished, “says French Sofía Novello, recalling her time when she worked as a hostess in the Moto GP World Championship. Francesca has described how models are treated in the world of motorcycling and assures that there are abuses . It’s part of the game, it happens. At 19 it is not easy to work with people who look at your butt when you pass and touch it when you take a picture with them, “he says. Despite having to face situations that should not happen, the Italian assures that she enjoyed her time as a hostess in Moto GP. “It’s actually a job like many others, a stage in my career that I’m proud of,” she says. With the pandemic, the presence of the hostesses – known as paragüeras – disappeared from the Moto GP World Championship since the COVID protocol It obliges to limit the presence of people in the circuit as much as possible. On the other hand, in the Formula 1 World Cup, the decision was made not to have the hostesses in 2018, considering that it was not a practice in accordance with current society.See this publication on Instagram A publication shared by FRANCESCA SOFIA NOVELLO (@francescasofianovello) Finally, Francesa has recognized that being with someone as well known as Valentino Rossi -with whom she has been in a relationship for four years- has opened some professional doors for her. If you have an important man by your side, it is almost inevitable. But I’m glad I continued working, as much as I can, without using his name. It is true that without Valentino I would not have reached the popularity that I have today, but in my career I would have done the same things. It would have taken me longer, but I would have done them, “he concludes.