Valentino Rossi, who won nine motorcycle world championships – seven in the 500cc top tier – has inspired an entire generation of fans but also fellow professionals in motorsport.
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.
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For the first time, Rossi – with little four-wheeled racing experience – was out on track with Michael Schumacher. Rossi flirted regularly with F1, testing for Scuderia Ferrari a number of times between 2004 and 2010. Much of the time it was a stated intention that it was “just for fun” – Italy’s racing legends combined, a mutual love-in. Rossi first tested a Ferrari F1 car at Fiorano in April 2004 – even wearing one of Schumacher’s spare helmets rather than one of his own.
As Valentino Rossi brought his illustrious MotoGP career to a close with a ride to 10th today, Scuderia Ferrari posted a special message for the Italian rider:
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