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On December 9, there will be an event in Valencia. A meeting between the two worlds of motor sports, an exchange at the top since, on the track, there will be, between a Formula 1 Mercedes and a MotoGP Yamaha M1, two drivers with no less than fifteen world titles. With nine crowns for Valentino Rossi and six for Lewis Hamilton, the experience is not trivial. She will be watched, but also closely monitored and therefore supervised. Here are the terms…

It was launched as a bet, and now on December 9 in Valencia, it will be a reality. Lewis Hamilton who loves motorcycles at least as much as cars, will live his dream of riding a MotoGP prototype. A desire embellished by the presence of one of his idols in the person of Valentino Rossi who will teach him the basics of his Yamaha M1.

In exchange, the Mercedes official in Formula 1 will install Vale in his car. If, for Hamilton, climbing a MotoGP will be a first, for the Doctor, it will be a second experience after a period spent testing Ferraris while thinking about a career change…

The meeting will be played behind closed doors but many will be watching the proceedings. Because, both for MotoGP and for Formula 1, there is no question that this recreation in Valencia will turn into a disguised test session... In fact, the Yamaha M1 will be equipped with tires Michelin “Superbike” type while the Mercedes of Red will be two years old... But what does the bottle matter as long as you get drunk!

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