Rossi to test with Ferrari
Added on Monday, November 3rd, 2008 by Carole Nash Editor
Rossi to test with Ferrari
Valentino Rossi will test for the Ferrari Formula 1 team this winter after accepting an invitation from the F1 constructor’s championship winners.
Speaking at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend, a Ferrari spokesperson confirmed that the 2008 MotoGP Champion would be part of the team’s testing programme for the new season.
“We are happy to give Valentino once again the opportunity to test our Formula One car,” said a Ferrari team spokesman.
“He’s a friend of Ferrari, we are friends of his and it’s a nice way to celebrate his world championship and fantastic career.”
He said the test would be at an Italian circuit before the end of the year.
The session will be Rossi’s second drive in a Ferrari F1 car having previously tested for the team in 2006 with reports at the time strongly linking the Italian with a permanent seat in F1.
The Italian, who impressed with his pace in those earlier tests, ruled out a move to Formula One but said this year that he still had mixed emotions about his decision.
“Regret is not the right word, but I’m a little sorry because I’m still curious to know what I would have done,” he said back in May.
