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Rossi: In 2006 I very nearly switched from MotoGP to F1
In the wake of his recent Formula 1 test with Mercedes, Valentino Rossi has revealed how close he came to becoming a Ferrari driver when he flirted with a swap from two-wheels to four-wheels at the peak of his powers in MotoGP. That was in 2006, fast forward nearly 15 years and Rossi again had a taste of F1 when he drove the 2017 F1 title-winning Mercedes W08 at Valencia in December. In doing so he became the only person to drive a race-winning Ferrari and the dominant Mercedes of its time. Speaking to Gazzetta dello Sport, Rossi said, 'I thought about it the other night, I can say that I am the only person in the world to have tried Ferrari and Mercedes, right? The only one in the world...
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