“I’m unlikely to switch to Formula 1,” Valentino Rossi says
During the last few weeks, just after famed MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi went to Ferrari’s Formula 1 team and did a few practice laps on a Barcelona circuit, many voices have been talking about his oft-rumored switch, from two to four wheels.
We’ve even seen his team manager at Yamaha say, jokingly at least, that his major fear is that Ferrari might steal Rossi from his group. The CEO of the Italian supercar manufacturer, Luca di Montezemolo also revealed a few days ago that Rossi has the potential to become a Formula 1 champion.
Now though, Rossi himself released a statement in which he says that it’s highly unlikely for him to make a switch to Formula 1, at least for the moment.
“I had the chance to drive the Ferrari F1 car in Barcelona,” he said, “It was great, I had fun and it was a very good test, with good lap times, but I think that it will be very difficult to see me driving in Formula One.”
The rider’s switch to F1, at least for the moment, is only possible if teams will be allowed to race a third car in the future, as not even Ferrari doesn’t want to sacrifice a trained F1 driver for the potential Rossi showed.
Source: Autocar
Pic Source: BePak’s Flickr
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