Urgent:Valentino Rossi Rushed to the hospital in a critical condition According to the Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo, Rossi depressed the rear brake using a Brembo thumb lever on his left handlebar. Typically, the right foot pedal is depressed to engage the baking brake. Instead, Rossi applied the brake using a thumb switch, which was akin to the one Mick Doohan initially employed in the 1990s. The fact that Rossi would have had to utilize the thumb brake in addition to using his left hand to operate the clutch makes the brake change all the more remarkable. In recent months, Vinales, Danilo Petrucci, Jorge Lorenzo, and Andrea Dovizioso have all made use of the method. The fact that Rossi would have had to utilize the thumb brake in addition to using his left hand to operate the clutch makes the brake change all the more remarkable. In recent months, Vinales, Danilo Petrucci, Jorge Lorenzo, and Andrea Dovizioso have all made use of the method. The fact that Rossi would have had to utilize the thumb brake in addition to using his left hand to operate the clutch makes the brake change all the more remarkable. In recent months, Vinales, Danilo Petrucci, Jorge Lorenzo, and Andrea Dovizioso have all made use of the method.