News Details

How Valentino Rossi almost became a Formula One driver

On Sunday afternoon, the MotoGP will be held in Assen! It is therefore the perfect time to take a look back at one of the most talked-about stories, linking the motorbike class to the king class. Article continues under ad The Italian is possibly the best motorbike rider of all time. With nine world titles and 116 Grand Prix victories, the Yamaha man is among the measure of successes in the sport. But it was not just two-wheelers on which Rossi thrived, the Italian was close to a spectacular move to Formula 1. Four years ago, the phenom was last in a Formula 1 car, when he took a seat in Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes, with which he became world champion in 2017. The British great took the...
Full Story »
2y ago from GPBlog.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Audi sign first driver for Formula 1 team

Audi has made an exciting announcement, revealing that Neel Jani will...
2y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Audi sign first driver to their Formula 1 project

Audi announced that Swiss driver Neel Jani will join the company's Formula...
2y ago from GrandPrix247.com

'Abolish that DRS in Formula 1, figure out how to...

Former Dutch Formula One driver Jan Lammers has had it with the Drag...
2y ago from GPBlog.com

Nikita Mazepin speaks out on never racing in Formula 1...

Nikita Mazepin, who was forced out of Haas and Formula 1 due to...
2y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Can Aprilia dethrone Ducati in the 2026 MotoGP title...

The conclusion of the 2025 MotoGP season saw an unprecedented level of...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Aprilia Racing presents 2026 MotoGP livery

Aprilia Racing kicked off 2026 by unveiling its newest MotoGP livery in...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Long Beach to bring in new leadership for iconic event

Organizers of the annual Grand Prix of Long Beach event have announced...

Pato O’Ward joined by F2 champion in McLaren F1...

McLaren has announced its driver development program lineup for 2026,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Berta eyes bold move, Arsenal poised to trump rivals...

Arsenal are very interested in signing the Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet....
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Prediction and Betting...

The Premier League is back in action with another round of matches this...
6h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'I didn’t think he had it in him' - Jimmy Floyd...

Former Chelsea hitman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has said that he had doubts...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Eking more out of the Arsenal attack

I listened with great interest to the half-season data review on the...
9h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Red Bull F1 2026 car launch: Watch the big reveal LIVE

It's like being a kid on Christmas - we are now... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Ford slams ‘patently absurd’ Cadillac claims as F1...

Formula 1 hasn’t even reached the starting grid... Read More »
5h ago from F1i.com

'Foolish and naive' - Red Bull admit MONUMENTAL F1...

Red Bull racing will usher in a new era for the... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.