Valentino Rossi did not ask anything on the subject, but a competition official at Ferrari responded to a question about assembling a crew for an endurance car project. Because the prancing horse brand will enter this category with an ambitious concept called Hypercar, since the car will have four-wheel drive and will be hybrid. He will also do the 24 Hours of Mans. The race the Doctor dreams of. He will still be able to do it, but not as an official Maranello in this car…
Valentino Rossi is having an invigorating summer and he is undoubtedly taking advantage of the opportunity to perfect his communication for a return to MotoGP, at the beginning of August, where he should lift the veil on his future plans. The trend is for him to put an end to his prolific racing career, accepting the evidence presented by the results acquired during an unconvincing first part of the campaign. The same one always sees him in the paddock under a sign VR46 which he was able to bring to fruition into a MotoGP project with a Saudi budget. Even if, on this level, it will be necessary clear things up with the princes of the desert.
Who says retirement, who, in passing, will open a new recruitment file at Yamaha , brand which already cannot find the one who will replace Casa Particular in Viñales at the end of the year, also known as the development of the Doctor's automotive dreams. We see it in GT in a Ferrari which he has already flown on occasion. But now the Prancing Horse is launching its ambition for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with a unique car. There Gazzetta Dello Sport went to survey the Ferrari men on the subject, asking in particular if a Valentino Rossi available would be interesting to put in the tub.
“Valentino Rossi is older than the current Endurance drivers and we will face tough opponents”
The answer came fromAntonello Coletta, responsible for GT sports activities. And here it is: “ With all due respect, I think Valentino is older than the current Endurance riders and we will face tough opponents. It's as if one of our riders decided to race a motorcycle. Valentino is having fun with the GTs, maybe he could try in this category, but we think we already have good choices for the Hypercar and we will choose drivers from the young emerging ».
Si Valentino Rossi had forgotten that he was 42 years old, here is a reminder. Clearly, a page is turning.
