On the Valencia meeting between two worlds of motor sports and two great champions bringing together no less than 15 world titles, we first had the well-kept secret, then the first leaks, before the images and official declarations. Here now are the little stories that go into the details of this unprecedented exchange. Who did the best with the other's car against the clock? The answer is there…
On the event that brought together Valentino Rossi et Lewis Hamilton on the Valencia track and relating to an exchange of their cars, we only know general principles of the kind that the Doctor drove the Mercedes F1 and that the Briton took the handlebars of the M1. The latter fell, he rode alone and he also did laps behind Valentino Rossi.
However, we were on a circuit, we had two competitors there and, therefore, the clock was running. For what verdict? It is said that Lewis Hamilton was 4s behind the best time signed by Red on this route which was then subject to winter temperatures. As it was the six-time Formula 1 winner's first MotoGP experience, the gap can be considered honorable.
But it is on the side of Valentino Rossi that came the feeling. According to Sky Sport UK, the one who did not do any worse this weekend in Abu Dhabi, where he was entered with a Ferrari for a 12-hour race, would have only returned 1,5s from the time established by Hamilton. The Doctor can therefore be reassured about a possible reconversion on four wheels and behind a steering wheel, an option that he takes very seriously if the Yamaha does not give him satisfaction in 2020…
