The winter break legally requires Grand Prix drivers not to ride their motorcycles during the months of December and January.
Valentino Rossi generally takes the opportunity to participate, and in principle win, in the Monza Rallye Show in a Ford Focus WRC. This year, however, the Doctor abandoned this tradition in favor of two other appearances on four wheels.
First of all, on December 9, the Italian champion will drive on the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia at the wheel of the Mercedes F1 used by Lewis Hamilton, while the latter will try his hand at the handlebars of a Yamaha M1.
The storyboard of this media event made possible by a common sponsor between the two multi-champions also seems to foresee an appearance of the number 46 riding his MotoGP, and we will therefore return to the subject, to explain how this is possible, and under what conditions...
Less than a week later, on December 14, Valentino Rossi will this time be back in the deep end of competition at the wheel of a Ferrari 488 GT3 from the Kessel Racing team to participate in the 12 Hours of the Gulf, on the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi.
The man from Tavullia himself has just revealed what the rather vintage livery of the car he will share with his brother will be Luca marini et Uccio Salucci, through a Story on Instagram: satin dark blue and shiny yellow, obviously with the number 46…
🏎 The book #Ferrari di @ValeYellow46
🏁 by the 12 Ore del Golfo
➡ https://t.co/aLeTVWJ4uG
🤔 Vi piace ❓#SkyMotori #MotoGP pic.twitter.com/b7q5bc4VkK- Sky Sport MotoGP (@SkySportMotoGP) November 8, 2019
A month ago, Valentino Rossi had taken control of his car on the Misano circuit.
