Former world MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi said on Friday he would be interesting in riding for Ducati in 2009 if his Yamaha bike does not improve next season.
Ducati’s Casey Stoner raced away with the title this season with Rossi finishing third in the standings, the first time he has finished outside the top two in any category since his rookie season in 1996. Reuters
“If it gets better I can wait another year. If not there is nothing left to do, ” Rossi told www.gazzetta.it
The Italian is despondent after a relatively uninspiring 2007 season in Moto GP, where Rossi finished in third place - the first time the seven-time world champion has finished outside the top two in any category since he started competing in Grand Prix. VisdorDown
“I have a good relationship with both Ducati and Honda but I would prefer Ducati because they are Italian. “
Rossi, 28, finished in third place in this season’s riders’ championship, the first time he has finished outside the top two since his rookie season in 1996.
Yamaha recently announced that Spain’s 250cc double world champion Jorge Lorenzo will be Rossi’s new team-mate next season. BBC
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