Valentino Rossi

josvandeperre · 13 May 2005, 09:56 (Ref:1299761)

Gazzetta dello Sport says : Yamaha team boss Davide Brivio stated that Rossi will extend his current contract another season taking him to the end of 2006 and will then try his hand at Formula One. "We have already agreed on a one-year contract and we know that from 2007 he will be in Formula One," Brivio said.

Driving the pace car ?

marcus · 13 May 2005, 10:04 (Ref:1299766)

or the pace bike as the case may be ?

interesting , I'd like to see this happen actually , whether he will be any good I dont know , but he is such a character that no matter what sport he is in it will be worth watching

BootsOntheSide · 13 May 2005, 10:42 (Ref:1299789)

Interesting quote. Toyota own Yamaha - perhaps a deal for him to test for their team for a year, perhaps alongside some Formula 3 or similar, and maybe moveup to racing if he shines, has already been agreed? Of course, Brivio may have said "Formula One" as a generic term for car-based racing, or he may have meant "in 2007 he plans to pursue Formula 1" or "in 2007 he will be stfarting out inc ar racing with the aim of reaching Formula 1".

As long a she can ge ton the pace, and it seems likely, I'm sure Rossi would eb a fabulous addition to F1, although I hope the more serious atrmosphere doesn't intimidate or inhibit his natural showmanship.

Silk Cut Jaguar · 13 May 2005, 10:53 (Ref:1299797)

Rossi is already has fairly decent car control, allegedly he wasn't that slow when he tested the Ferrari last year.

He has no reason to go do F3 when I expect F1 teams will be lining up to sign him. Sure, his racecraft may be lacking on four wheels to start with but he's got the brain to deal with that.

If he lands any where I expect it'll be at Toyota (partly due to the Yamaha connection) if they keep their form up, they're really the only team who can afford to employ him alongside all their other drivers.

Raglanparade · 13 May 2005, 11:47 (Ref:1299829)

My bets on Rossi taking over from Michael at Ferrari when he retires !

Pitbabe · 13 May 2005, 11:49 (Ref:1299831)

This thing won't go away, it's been all over the place this morning.

I love Rossi and all he does on bikes, and his character and personality would light up F1 like a beacon, but would he be competitive enough? I don't think, he'd be happy just making up the numbers.

Also, if 2007 is the target year to begin, he will already by 28 - is that too old? Given that most of the current F1 drivers seem to have started out when they were in their early teens (just the time he stopped racing karts and moved to bikes).

Good point about the Toyota connection, too.

Nicholosophy · 13 May 2005, 12:03 (Ref:1299835)

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Originally Posted by Pitbabe

This thing won't go away, it's been all over the place this morning.

I love Rossi and all he does on bikes, and his character and personality would light up F1 like a beacon, but would he be competitive enough? I don't think, he'd be happy just making up the numbers.

Also, if 2007 is the target year to begin, he will already by 28 - is that too old? Given that most of the current F1 drivers seem to have started out when they were in their early teens (just the time he stopped racing karts and moved to bikes).

Good point about the Toyota connection, too.

I know it's a different era, but it's been done before...

**Craig** · 13 May 2005, 12:15 (Ref:1299846)

Surely it is not possible to step straight into F1 with no other car racing experience? What about the licence issues?

Ian Sowman · 13 May 2005, 12:34 (Ref:1299856)

My thoughts entirely Craig - he will surely have to do some other racing to satisfy that. In all likelihood the requirements have probably changed since the Surtees era.

Down F0rce · 13 May 2005, 12:50 (Ref:1299864)

ITV have an interesting twist on this.

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=32816

pole2pole · 13 May 2005, 15:25 (Ref:1299996)

I think it would be brilliant to see Rossi in formula one. He is such a massive character and could pull in millions of more fans

Silk Cut Jaguar · 13 May 2005, 15:34 (Ref:1300006)

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Originally Posted by Ian Sowman

My thoughts entirely Craig - he will surely have to do some other racing to satisfy that. In all likelihood the requirements have probably changed since the Surtees era.

Well he entered the RAC rally a few seasons back so he must have some sort of four wheeled racing license, I'm sure whoever signs him wouldn't have a problem funding him for a few races here and there in the off season to get the required paperwork in order.

BootsOntheSide · 13 May 2005, 16:54 (Ref:1300069)

That idea of Michael and Tino being teamerd up at RBR in 2007 is the msot far-fetched thing I've seen since, well, last month's F1 Racing magazine.

He's an astute guy, very good at picking up on minute details and putting them to use - vvery simialr to Michael in that sense - so I'm sure he'd adapt to F1 after a few tests. Theoretically doing thousands of miles of trouble-free testing would allow him a superlicense without doing a season of F3 or similar anyway? If not, he could do some at Toyota's expense in 2006, on weekends which don't clash with MotoGP perhaps? ALternatively they could place him in Italy's A1 team in winter 2006?

CleanTone · 13 May 2005, 19:32 (Ref:1300300)

A1 should be the immediate solution

JeremySmith · 13 May 2005, 22:05 (Ref:1300382)

Fantastic news. Valentino Rossi driving a Ferrari, mentored by Michael Schumacher. Now I like the sound of that

neilap · 14 May 2005, 00:25 (Ref:1300452)

Remember Kimmi? He had not raced cars before he got into F1 either... or only for a year. Rossi has tons of racing experience and I feel its a matter of how well he adjusts to the team he signs with as opposed to his abilities.

He has shown this year that he is ruthless and will win at all costs.

senna12 · 14 May 2005, 03:32 (Ref:1300502)

There was a thread on this a while back, after his Ferrari test....IIRC....and I might not....he was as quick or quicker than Burti...or was it Badoer? Anyhoo, he was fast, fast enough for people to ask the question.

I hope he tries it, and I am sure he'd be successful, especially in the right car.

Kicking-back · 14 May 2005, 09:53 (Ref:1300604)

He wasn't as quick as Burti or Badoer - he was several seconds off.

bestfit · 14 May 2005, 12:00 (Ref:1300651)

Another case of media hype.

From http://www.crash.net

Quote:

"I think it's important to set the record straight about some comments reported in the Italian media this morning as they seem to have appeared elsewhere now," said Brivio at Le Mans today. "I said that we are going to start working on an extension to Valentino's contract and we will be discussing it after Mugello.

"I was then asked about any plan Valentino might have to drive in Formula One and I said that would be Valentino's decision and it might happen. I certainly did not say that he would be in F1 from 2007," emphasised Davide. "From Yamaha's side we hope that he will still be riding for us, but I cannot predict Valentino's future!"

Don K · 14 May 2005, 12:22 (Ref:1300662)

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Originally Posted by neilap

Remember Kimmi? He had not raced cars before he got into F1 either... or only for a year

As far as I can see, Kimmi had raced cars for 2 years before going into F1:
In 1999: Formula Renault and Formula Ford
In 2000: Formula Renault

neilap · 14 May 2005, 17:14 (Ref:1300853)

Again those dudes from speed were incorrect then. Hobbs would constantly rant how he had never driver a car before getting into F1. ...case of blind leading the blind

312T4 · 15 May 2005, 15:35 (Ref:1301524)

Even if he is a huge talented driver, he cannot compete in F1.
When he tested Ferrari he was 4 seconds to MS time record in Fiornao in a circuit where you lap in less than 1 minute.
Even if his performance was outstanding, the gap to close is far too much also for him.
Unfortunatly I think we won't see in F1.

Marbot · 15 May 2005, 16:19 (Ref:1301550)

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Originally Posted by 312T4

Even if he is a huge talented driver, he cannot compete in F1.
When he tested Ferrari he was 4 seconds to MS time record in Fiornao in a circuit where you lap in less than 1 minute.
Even if his performance was outstanding, the gap to close is far too much also for him.
Unfortunatly I think we won't see in F1.

I wonder how many seconds behind VR,MS would be on a MOTOGP bike.

BootsOntheSide · 15 May 2005, 16:25 (Ref:1301552)

That's pretty reasonable for a first test thing 312T4., especially as he hadn't done any circuit car racing befor, and had never been to Fiorano before. Give him a few races in another formula followed by another test and I'm sure he'd be as fast as the slowest F1 guys (realistically I suspect that someone like Bruni would be no closer to the pace evenw ith his F1 experience).

N I Tram · 16 May 2005, 13:28 (Ref:1302194)

Rossi could be one of the most promising potential F1 drivers of the next few years. He has all the attirbutes you need, and has already showed good signs of applying it to cars. The only worry is that maybe the more restrained atmosphere of F1 wouldn't suit him.

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