A Moto3 team mechanic who looks exactly like the football legend has stunned racer Valentin Perrone and fans, creating a hilarious moment that has taken the internet by storm.
Lionel Messi, the greatest superstar in world football, is currently dominating the MLS (USA) with Inter Miami. But in a surprising moment, people saw “El Pulga” not appearing on the field but… diligently working in the technical area of the MotoGP racing team.
Driver Valentin Perrone (right) shares a photo of his car being repaired by “Messi” at the Thailand race on March 2
This image quickly spread at a dizzying speed, leaving fans “gasping” and wondering: Has Messi decided to change careers? But the truth behind it is equally interesting.
Messi appears as a mechanic?
It all started when young racer Valentin Perrone, a 17-year-old motorcycle racing talent in the Moto3 event (racing in Thailand), discovered that a member of his technical team had a face identical to Lionel Messi. Perrone immediately took a photo of this moment and posted it on his personal page with a humorous status: “Sorry Leo Messi for making you work so hard today.”
“Perrone hired Messi as a mechanic for his racing team?”, one fan humorously commented.
“He looks more like Messi than Messi,” another person jokingly commented.
“Coincidentally, last weekend Messi was also not seen in the Inter Miami squad, perhaps he went to help his compatriot in Thailand,” another viewer hypothesized.
The similarity is so surprising that many people even had to check Inter Miami’s match schedule to make sure Messi didn’t really… change careers.
Young rider stirs up MotoGP world
Perrone is no stranger to motorcycle racing fans. The 17-year-old Argentinian rider currently rides for the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team and is one of Moto3’s most promising young talents.
Perrone is a potential star of Moto3
Despite his young age, Perrone has shown excellent driving skills and caught the attention of many big racing teams. At the race at Chang International Circuit (Thailand) on March 2, although he could not finish the race, Perrone was still remembered, not for his achievements but for… a special character in his car support team.
However, the race still took place with a worthy result when Jose Antonio Rueda was the overall winner.
Legend on the pitch, but a “worker” in the MotoGP world?
Messi has gone down in football history with 8 Golden Balls, more than 800 career goals and a series of prestigious titles from club to national team. The legend of Argentine football is the hero who helped La Albiceleste win the 2022 World Cup, fulfilling the biggest dream of his career.
In 2023, Messi joined Inter Miami, bringing a breath of fresh air to American football. After just 42 games, he scored 36 goals and 20 assists, turning David Beckham’s team into a force in MLS.
Of course Messi is still the football superstar at Inter Miami
Although M10 is currently competing in the US, a “different” Messi has suddenly appeared in the racing world. Perhaps, even “El Pulga” could not have expected that his image would appear in a MotoGP race in such an unexpected way.
The image of Messi “mechanic version” made fans laugh and everyone understood that it was just a guy with a face exactly like the Argentine player. Messi is currently still a superstar in the top football league in the US, MLS.
