Ferrari are making a bid to lure seven-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi into a Formula One car.
Team president Luca Montezemolo said he wants to enter a third car into the championship and has identified Rossi as the man to drive it.
The 62-year-old Ferrari chief has said he would be eager to see his compatriot change disciplines, and the 31-year-old Italian rider should consider swapping two wheels for four.
If Ferrari were successful in their attempts to field a third car, it would open the door for Rossi to make the move to Formula One. CNN International
“We want a third car and I would do everything to have Valentino. When he wins this year’s MotoGP, enough is enough, he must also win in Formula One,” Ferrari president Luca Montezemolo said. Yahoo! Eurosport
Rossi tested for Ferrari a few months ago, posting a lap time just outside Kimi Raikkonen’s 2008 best at the Circuit de Catalunya. Despite wowing the F1 team with his scintillating performance, Rossi has said he has no realistic chance of a future in F1, as he deems himself too old. Visordown.com
Montezemolo also denied there was tension between the drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa after an inconsistent start to the season.
“They know they race for Ferrari and not for themselves.”
After a one-two finish in the opening race of the season in Bahrain, both drivers have endured frustrating races, with Alonso currently third in the drivers’ standings and Massa sixth. The Guardian
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