News Details

Valentino Rossi and Ferrari in F1: What might have been?

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff recently offered Valentino Rossi a Formula 1 test, but how close did the Italian MotoGP megastar really come to switching to a four-wheeled career 10 years ago? Charles Bradley wonders… It was over a decade ago when MotoGP legend Rossi first took part in a bona fide F1 group test for Ferrari, lapping 0.7s off the pace of Michael Schumacher and putting him squarely in the frame for a switch of codes that would have shaken the world – had it happened. For the first time, Rossi – with little four-wheeled racing experience – was out on track with M Schumacher, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Felipe Massa, Nico Rosberg, Juan Pablo Montoya, Ralf Schumacher, Robert...
Full Story »
8y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Valentino Rossi in F1

So Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff wants to test Valentino Rossi in...
8y ago from F1i.com

Mercedes hopes to test Valentino Rossi

Toto Wolff said he wants to get MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi and rally...
8y ago from PlanetF1.com

Schumacher's legacy lives on in F1, says Ross Brawn

 XPB Images Three years to the day since Michael Schumacher's...
8y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

BMW Motorrad looking to buyout KTM – report

Reports indicate that German manufacturer BMW Motorrad is looking to buy...

Jorge Martin to miss Thai MotoGP season opener

Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will miss out on the season opener...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Zak Brown outlines investment that could maximize...

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has released a public letter covering...

Team Penske quickest in final IndyCar test day

The NTT IndyCar Series held its second and final preseason open test day...

IndyCar tire allocations, practice rules updated for...

IndyCar has announced multiple updates to rules regarding use of the...

Pit lane speed adjustments made for 2025 IndyCar season

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced a few changes for the upcoming 2025...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

WRC drivers follow F1 in statement to FIA president

World Rally Championship drivers have penned a strongly-worded statement...

Elfyn Evans wins Rally Sweden by a whisker

Super Sunday on Rally Sweden was just that! After 300km of hard racing,...

Elfyn Evans under pressure on Rally Sweden –...

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin maintained their lead on Rally Sweden after...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Premier League GW27 predictions: Man City edge...

Sports Mole takes on Clement of French indie pop band Kids Return for a...
4h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.