Rossi F1 rumors....

[collyers]

[nicked from F1 racing.com]

Rossi and Raikkonen at Ferrari in 2007?
A three year deal for Valentino Rossi?




Rossi (left) is not stranger at Maranello
Valentino Rossi is on the verge of clinching his fifth straight MotoGP title at Motegi in a three weeks time as rumours and reports from Italy, specifically La Repubblica suggest that the Italian star has signed a three year deal to join Ferrari in 2007 for an estimated 80 million Euros.

La Repubblica suggests that Rossi and Kimi Raikkonen will be the 2007 lineup for the once dominant champions.

There has been nothing official on this from Ferrari who just took up an option on the services of Felipe Massa to partner Michael Schumacher next year. Schumacher himself is under contract to the squad until the end of 2006 and according to reports, will await the first tests of the F2006 before making any decision as to whether he will remains with the team, move to pastures new, or retire from the sport.

The Rossi-Ferrari link is nothing new, but recent test with the teams seem to indicate the two parties are moving closer to a long- term working relationship and Rossi is believed to be conducting another two tests this year for Ferrari. His new contract with Yamaha is a one year extension and is up at the end of 2006.

Of course, a lot of Ferrari's 2007 lineup will depend on how competitive the team is next year and how well Felipe Massa performs alongside Schumacher. As it stands, Ferrari and tyre partner Bridgestone are between one and two seconds a lap off the pace at many Grand Prix. Should the team return to its winning ways in 2006, Raikkonen and Rossi may well be more inclined to make the move.

[DJ Downunder]

I will believe it when I see it....Rossi is good...on a bike...F1 is a whole different ballgame.

Apparently when he tested the Ferrari recently he did a lap that was only two seconds off MS's lap record....we'll see.

As for Kimi going to Ferrari...more on it here http://forums.motorsport.com/forums/sho ... did=110819

btw......the new A1 Grand Prix cars will be at Laguna in March next year...that'll be good. http://www.a1gp.com/main.php?hf=Yes

DJ

[arkline]

There's a scene in "Faster" where Rossi is driving a rallye car and hits a tree. Pretty funny...

On the other hand the F1 venues don't have trees growing right by the side of the track do they?

I imagine the Valentino could cut a pretty wide swath in F1, given a good ride. I speculate that the way he moves through and perceives three dimensions is very different than the way I do...