Rossi for F1 in 2007'

If Max is still around he can win at long last.Not b4 he makes it 6
straight though....

MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi plans to race in Formula One from

2007, according to his Yamaha team boss.


Rossi's current deal with Yamaha runs out at the end of the season and
team director Davide Brivio told the daily Gazzetta dello Sport that
they have agreed on a one-year extension but then Rossi will switch to
four wheels.


"There aren't any problems regarding the renewal of his contract for
2006. We have decided to talk about it after the Italian Grand Prix at
Mugello," he said.


"We have already agreed on a one-year contract and we know that from
2007 he will be in Formula One," he added.


Rossi told the paper he would consider offers to switch to racing a car

without giving any indication of whether it would be Formula One or
another format.


"From the end of 2006 I will be free and if I have offers to race in a
car I will weigh them up," he said.


Rossi has test driven with the Ferrari F1 team and there has long been
speculation in the Italian media that he could eventually take over
from
German Michael Schumacher with the Italian team - a partnership that
would delight fans and sponsors in Italy.


"We are friends, I have driven for them but there is not only Ferrari,"

said Rossi.


Asked whether he felt ready for the switch, Rossi said: "When I was a
kid I started out in kart racing and then, luckily, I discovered
motorcycling but my passion for the car has remained.


"I've tried rallying and I like driving the powerful WRC (World Rally
Championship) cars. It is a family passion which I share with my father

Graziano," he said.


Rossi goes into the weekend's French MotoGP Grand Prix leading the
championship as he aims for a fifth successive world title.


The 26-year-old Italian was world champion at 125 cc and 250 cc before
moving up to MotoGP where he won his first three world titles with
Honda.


The biggest name on the circuit, he is also one of the most sought
after
sportsmen for major sponsors in Italy where he features in several
high-profile advertising campaigns.


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G/B

 

By then Stoner will around to deprive him yet again...

 

If Max is still around he can win at long last.Not b4 he makes it 6

Max is another Mamola.. will never win.