The Italian, now 40, has lost none of his appetite for competition and will be battling for the MotoGP championship again this season. But now he is ready to settle down with stunner Francesca Sofia Novello. Rossi is one of the most successful riders of all time with nine Grand Prix World Championships and currently lies in third this season ahead of the MotoGP in Austin, Texas. "The Doctor" has been going out with lingerie model Francesca since 2017, and she is the latest of a long list of beauties that have been on his arm. This time, though, Rossi appears ready to marry Francesca who is 15 years younger than him. Francesca courts the limelight herself with a big following on Instagram and she regular updates fans with sexy pics. Other women Rossi has dated include model Linda Morselli, with whom he had a long-term relationship but split in 2016 as she had become fed-up with all the travelling. Linda has since got together with another high-speed junkie Fernando Alonso. Rossi first met Francesca at the Monza MotoGP, in Northern Italy, where she was a track girl. Asked whether he would like to have a family with Francesca he seemed happy with the idea. He said: “Why not, we have been together for a year and I feel good. “We get on well together but she is not in a hurry.” Rossi believes he is an entertaining bloke when asked what was his secret to attracting beautiful women. He said: “The fact I am a rider and Valentino Rossi has helped me but I am also an interesting guy. “I’m a good bloke and women can have a good time with me.” He did admit it wasn’t always easy going out with him. “It is true to an extent, you have to share me with everyone,” he said. “If we go out to dinner together we are never alone. There are fans, the waiters want a photo, they will ask how things are going and about MotoGP. “Of course you can always say no, I am quite an easy going person, not a ballbreaker.” Rossi has even changed his mind and can now see himself having children. “We will see what happens, I am worried about not being (a good father),” he said. “I will do my best, although I don’t think it will be my biggest talent.”