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from itv-f1.com
Six-time world motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi believes he has what it takes to be competitive in Formula 1 after his test for Ferrari last month.
The two-wheeled Italian megastar has been linked to race seat with the team in 2007 as part of a dream line-up with Kimi Raikkonen, should Michael Schumacher retire after next season.
Rossi reckons that he impressed Ferrari with his performance and told Italian newspaper Repubblica that he would consider testing again if asked.
"I can't reveal the lap times, because Ferrari do not want to," Rossi said of his Fiorano run. But if you take into account how I improved, I would say the lap times were fine. So yes, I could be fast in Formula 1 as well. In order to understand if I can indeed be competitive, I must also run on a track more challenging than Fiorano. Somewhere like Mugello or Barcelona, because even if I'm familiar with the track, I wouldn't have an advantage; Formula One is a completely different experience altogether."
Rossi has repeatedly been linked to a switch to F1 having dominated the world of motorcycle racing for several years, but as usual the 26-year-old Italian refused to be drawn on his future.
"Ferrari invited me to come and test, and since I was on vacation, I went," he said. "But there is nothing to speculate about for the future. It wasn't me who asked to come and test, they called me, but I wouldn't let such an opportunity slip me by. It's always a great feeling. For them it was interesting to understand if indeed I can also be fast in cars."
Rossi claimed that the two-day test at Fiorano was serious and that he was treated like any other prospective test driver would have been.
"The Ferrari engineers treated me like a real test driver, and they strapped small gadgets to gather data," he said. "They made different changes to the car and wanted me to tell them how the car behaved every time and what was changed. Many times I guessed it right."
Six-time world motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi believes he has what it takes to be competitive in Formula 1 after his test for Ferrari last month.
The two-wheeled Italian megastar has been linked to race seat with the team in 2007 as part of a dream line-up with Kimi Raikkonen, should Michael Schumacher retire after next season.
Rossi reckons that he impressed Ferrari with his performance and told Italian newspaper Repubblica that he would consider testing again if asked.
"I can't reveal the lap times, because Ferrari do not want to," Rossi said of his Fiorano run. But if you take into account how I improved, I would say the lap times were fine. So yes, I could be fast in Formula 1 as well. In order to understand if I can indeed be competitive, I must also run on a track more challenging than Fiorano. Somewhere like Mugello or Barcelona, because even if I'm familiar with the track, I wouldn't have an advantage; Formula One is a completely different experience altogether."
Rossi has repeatedly been linked to a switch to F1 having dominated the world of motorcycle racing for several years, but as usual the 26-year-old Italian refused to be drawn on his future.
"Ferrari invited me to come and test, and since I was on vacation, I went," he said. "But there is nothing to speculate about for the future. It wasn't me who asked to come and test, they called me, but I wouldn't let such an opportunity slip me by. It's always a great feeling. For them it was interesting to understand if indeed I can also be fast in cars."
Rossi claimed that the two-day test at Fiorano was serious and that he was treated like any other prospective test driver would have been.
"The Ferrari engineers treated me like a real test driver, and they strapped small gadgets to gather data," he said. "They made different changes to the car and wanted me to tell them how the car behaved every time and what was changed. Many times I guessed it right."
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Italian newspaper La Repubblica has claimed today that Kimi Raikkonen and Valentino Rossi have both signed to drive for Scuderia Ferrari in 2007.
The all-new line-up the respected newspaper reports - without identifying sources - will replace Michael Schumacher (whose existing Ferrari contract runs out at the end of 2006), and Brazilian stop-gap driver Felipe Massa (who was handed a one-year contract earlier this month when Rubens Barrichello unexpectedly announced he was switching to the BAR-Honda team at the end of this F1 season).
Ferrari's top management have reputedly long been admirers of Kimi Raikkonen's speed, talent and car ability. Over the last fortnight much speculation has surrounded the possibility of the rapid Finn leaving the McLaren-Mercedes team to drive for Ferrari in 2007, with Schumacher reportedly going the other way. However, in light of Ferrari's recent dip in fortunes and the McLaren-Mercedes being the in-form car, it does seems an odd prospect at present. Raikkonen is currently in second place in the drivers' championship, 24 points behind Fernando Alonso, with just five races remaining. Only a lack of mechanical reliability from his McLaren-Mercedes has stopped him from comfortably topping the F1 points table.
However, with most of Ferrari's problems this year centering around their tyre supplier Bridgestone's inability to provide a tyre compound that can compete with Michelin's 2005 offerings, their period of poor results is very unlikely to last, and in fact the Scuderia is hard at work already on next years car and engine package, with their new V8 unit - designed for 2006's revised regulations - recently making its track debut in testing.
Meanwhile, Valentino Rossi inched his way even closer to yet another MotoGP crown yesterday, as he raced to an impressive victory in the Gauloises Ceske Republiky Grand Prix. Having now boosted his points tally to 261, the Italian will hope to clinch the MotoGP title during the next round, the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, which will be held in seventeen days' time.
La Repubblica reports that Rossi - who has already tested an F1 car several times for Ferrari - will sign an 80 million euro, three year contract with the Scuderia, to run from 2007-09. Rossi - nicknamed 'The Doctor' - is one of sports most flamboyant characters and a marketing dream ticket, and has attracted legions of new fans to MotoGP dazzled by his antics and personlity. Ferrari's major sponsors' are believed to be very anxious to get him on-board, with Marlboro (if they continue retain a presence after tobacco advertising is abolished) and mobile phone giant Vodafone, both expected to stump up towards his wages. The 26-year old Italian - who recently signed a one year extension to his MotoGP Yamaha contract to take him up to the end of the 2006 season - would have to terminate the existing mobile phone deal he currently holds with Telecom Italia in order to join Ferrari.
La Repubblica also claimed this morning that Marlboro - which is part of the US Altria Group - is negotiating with Rossi end the present sponsorship contract he holds with the French Gauloise cigarette brand, which is owned by Altria's rivals, Altadis SA.
Italian newspaper La Repubblica has claimed today that Kimi Raikkonen and Valentino Rossi have both signed to drive for Scuderia Ferrari in 2007.
The all-new line-up the respected newspaper reports - without identifying sources - will replace Michael Schumacher (whose existing Ferrari contract runs out at the end of 2006), and Brazilian stop-gap driver Felipe Massa (who was handed a one-year contract earlier this month when Rubens Barrichello unexpectedly announced he was switching to the BAR-Honda team at the end of this F1 season).
Ferrari's top management have reputedly long been admirers of Kimi Raikkonen's speed, talent and car ability. Over the last fortnight much speculation has surrounded the possibility of the rapid Finn leaving the McLaren-Mercedes team to drive for Ferrari in 2007, with Schumacher reportedly going the other way. However, in light of Ferrari's recent dip in fortunes and the McLaren-Mercedes being the in-form car, it does seems an odd prospect at present. Raikkonen is currently in second place in the drivers' championship, 24 points behind Fernando Alonso, with just five races remaining. Only a lack of mechanical reliability from his McLaren-Mercedes has stopped him from comfortably topping the F1 points table.
However, with most of Ferrari's problems this year centering around their tyre supplier Bridgestone's inability to provide a tyre compound that can compete with Michelin's 2005 offerings, their period of poor results is very unlikely to last, and in fact the Scuderia is hard at work already on next years car and engine package, with their new V8 unit - designed for 2006's revised regulations - recently making its track debut in testing.
Meanwhile, Valentino Rossi inched his way even closer to yet another MotoGP crown yesterday, as he raced to an impressive victory in the Gauloises Ceske Republiky Grand Prix. Having now boosted his points tally to 261, the Italian will hope to clinch the MotoGP title during the next round, the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, which will be held in seventeen days' time.
La Repubblica reports that Rossi - who has already tested an F1 car several times for Ferrari - will sign an 80 million euro, three year contract with the Scuderia, to run from 2007-09. Rossi - nicknamed 'The Doctor' - is one of sports most flamboyant characters and a marketing dream ticket, and has attracted legions of new fans to MotoGP dazzled by his antics and personlity. Ferrari's major sponsors' are believed to be very anxious to get him on-board, with Marlboro (if they continue retain a presence after tobacco advertising is abolished) and mobile phone giant Vodafone, both expected to stump up towards his wages. The 26-year old Italian - who recently signed a one year extension to his MotoGP Yamaha contract to take him up to the end of the 2006 season - would have to terminate the existing mobile phone deal he currently holds with Telecom Italia in order to join Ferrari.
La Repubblica also claimed this morning that Marlboro - which is part of the US Altria Group - is negotiating with Rossi end the present sponsorship contract he holds with the French Gauloise cigarette brand, which is owned by Altria's rivals, Altadis SA.
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If he goes to F1 I say good on him. He has nothing left to prove in MotoGP and his absence can only make things more interesting.
He is an advertisers dream and the currently very stale F1 would surely benefit from his presence.
However, as for Kimi..... fuck I hate it when he starts talking!!! His lips barely move, he's monotone and he annoys the shit out of me.
He is an advertisers dream and the currently very stale F1 would surely benefit from his presence.
However, as for Kimi..... fuck I hate it when he starts talking!!! His lips barely move, he's monotone and he annoys the shit out of me.
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Shinya Nakano has shown that the Kwakka has *some* pace in it, but as good as he is - he's no where near as quick as Rossi is. Sure I doubt Rossi would win a title with the green slug, but he'd get bloody close.
I'd love to see Rossi in F1 - not since Surtees in the 60's have we seen a motorbike racer show the four-wheel fellas how it's supposed to be done. If you can ride a bike as fast as the top people in MotoGP do, then it's not a massive stretch to get used to open wheelers and be quick in them. Going the other way (from open wheelers to bikes) is a different story (or so I'm told, I've never really raced in any category).
I'd love to see Rossi in F1 - not since Surtees in the 60's have we seen a motorbike racer show the four-wheel fellas how it's supposed to be done. If you can ride a bike as fast as the top people in MotoGP do, then it's not a massive stretch to get used to open wheelers and be quick in them. Going the other way (from open wheelers to bikes) is a different story (or so I'm told, I've never really raced in any category).
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While most of his MotoGP rivals were suffering cold and wet weather during testing at Valencia in Spain, world champion Valentino Rossi has been back behind the wheel of a Ferrari Formula One car in Italy.
Rossi is reported to have spent Wednesday driving an F2004 at Fiorano, scene of his previous Ferrari outings, before moving to Mugello - home of the Italian Motorcycle Grand Prix - and a 'proper' racetrack, today (Thursday).
The seven-times motorcycling world champion is reported to have trimmed his Fiorano best lap time down to around 58secs, during his 40 Wednesday laps, which is approximately two-seconds from seven-times F1 world champion Michael Schumacher's lap record.
No times have yet been released for Rossi's Thursday Mugello outing, but many are eager to see just what 'The Doctor' can do around such a challenging race track - which, unlike Fiorano, he knows well from his two-wheeled exploits.
Rossi is set to continue testing for Ferrari on Friday, again at the Ferrari owned Mugello circuit, where Schumacher recently made his MotoGP debut on a Ducati Desmosedici.
Rossi is reported to have spent Wednesday driving an F2004 at Fiorano, scene of his previous Ferrari outings, before moving to Mugello - home of the Italian Motorcycle Grand Prix - and a 'proper' racetrack, today (Thursday).
The seven-times motorcycling world champion is reported to have trimmed his Fiorano best lap time down to around 58secs, during his 40 Wednesday laps, which is approximately two-seconds from seven-times F1 world champion Michael Schumacher's lap record.
No times have yet been released for Rossi's Thursday Mugello outing, but many are eager to see just what 'The Doctor' can do around such a challenging race track - which, unlike Fiorano, he knows well from his two-wheeled exploits.
Rossi is set to continue testing for Ferrari on Friday, again at the Ferrari owned Mugello circuit, where Schumacher recently made his MotoGP debut on a Ducati Desmosedici.
Well i would think of it this way Yamaha pays x many dollars plus expences i imagine and spends most of his time on a plane or in the PITS
probably glamorous for some and elblando after 5 to 7 years of it for others with a bank account you probably cant jump over.
Can you think of a better way to spend a weekend if riding a bike is a job and you are at the pointy end of the pack with a great team.
probably glamorous for some and elblando after 5 to 7 years of it for others with a bank account you probably cant jump over.
Can you think of a better way to spend a weekend if riding a bike is a job and you are at the pointy end of the pack with a great team.
If I rode my bike at the speed of light, what would happen when I switched on its headlights?
