News Details

Ferrari ‘eyed Rossi move from MotoGP via Sauber'

Ferrari’s former president, Luca di Montezemolo, has revealed a plan was once hatched to give Valentino Rossi an F1 race seat with Sauber. And if the MotoGP legend had shone on four wheels, the ultimate aim would have been to put him in the Ferrari! Rossi’s father, Graziano, himself a three-time 500cc World Championship race winner in 1979, has previously stated that his son had been “very close” to a Formula 1 drive. The nine-time MotoGP champion has sampled F1 cars several times and there was even a suggestion he would replace Felipe Massa at Ferrari following the Brazilian’s crash in qualifying for the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, which led to him missing the rest of the year....
Full Story »
4y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Ferrari keen to see Valentino Rossi in F1: 'Looked at...

Valentino Rossi tested for Ferrari several times between 2004 and 2010....
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Red Bull still in waiting mode over crucial Honda...

Red Bull's hopes of getting a green light this week for its absolutely...
4y ago from F1i.com

FIA President Todt: "We are facing a difficult...

The new Formula One season is due to start in two months' time, but once...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Verstappen: Red Bull can give Mercedes a harder time...

Max Verstappen believes that Red Bull can push Mercedes harder in 2021...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou responds to McLaren court ruling

Alex Palou has been ordered to pay McLaren Racing over $12 million...

McLaren wins contract breach suit against Alex Palou

McLaren has prevailed in its lawsuit against star IndyCar driver Alex...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg crowned the youngest ever Rallye Monte...

Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson created a piece of Rally Monte Carlo...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Odion Ighalo responds to Patrick Dorgu using his quote...

Former Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has responded after Patrick...
26m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Amad Diallo mocks Arsenal fan on social media after...

Manchester United winger Amad Diallo wasted no time firing back at Arsenal...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal 2-3 Man Utd: An awful afternoon demands...

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video...
2h ago from Arseblog.com

“Squeaky bum time” - David Beckham pokes fun at...

Manchester United icon David Beckham has made fun of his son Romeo after...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

LIVE: 2026 F1 Barcelona Pre-Season Test - Day 1

The first day of on-track action for F1 in 2026... Read More »
1h ago from RacingNews365.com

F1: Red Bull reveals the RB22

As the Barcelona test gets underway, Red Bull... Read More »
56m ago from Pitpass.com

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.