At the head of his nine world titles and his 114 Grand Prix victories, Valentino Rossi is rather the type to be overwhelmed by requests for meetings. But this time, it is he who asks for an audience. During the next meeting which will take place in Assen, the Doctor would like to meet the young Dutch Formula 1 prodigy, Max Verstappen. Will the latter, aged 18, deign to respond favorably to his 20-year-old senior?
Valentino Rossi is definitely passionate about mechanical competitions. Spontaneously, he would forget his own aura and while he prepares for the next meeting of the MotoGP calendar in the Netherlands, he launched an appeal to cross, there, the trajectory of the child of the country . This one is a max vertappen, Red Bull driver, who entered the history of Formula 1 as being the youngest driver of all time to have competed in the premier category of motorsport. It was in Barcelona this year.
« I regularly follow Formula 1 » comments the Yamaha official. “ I have been following Max Verstappen since he started racing in Go Kart. He won many titles there. He was already showing all his speed there. What he has already accomplished is incredible. He is so young! He is very fast and his victory in Barcelona was fantastic. Of course, there were the circumstances of the race, but that does not detract from the value of his achievement. If I can meet him in Assen, I would be very happy! ».
We will remember that at one time, Valentino Rossi was not far from signing for Ferrari to find himself behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car. Each time he had the opportunity to test one, he was never ridiculous. Fortunately, he remained on two wheels. Vale is currently third in the MotoGP championship, 22 points behind the leader. Marc Márquez.
