Rossi Tests Again!!!!

[j3z3z]

Just days after the MotoGP season ended at Valencia, Valentino Rossi has returned to the cockpit of a Ferrari Formula 1 car for another test outing. The Italian superstar completed 40 laps of Fiorano on Wednesday before moving to Mugello for two more days at the wheel of an F2004. As on previous occasions, the test took place behind closed doors and Ferrari didn’t release any official lap times. However, Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport claims that Rossi managed a best time of 57 seconds at Fiorano (1.1s adrift of Michael Schumacher’s record) and a 1m23.2s in the course of a 44-lap run at Mugello (compared to Schumacher’s benchmark of 1m18.7s). Rossi is familiar with Mugello having won the last four MotoGP races at the Tuscan circuit, but it is a much more demanding layout than Fiorano with a number of fast sweeping corners. Sources suggest that Rossi is on a par with Ferrari’s regular drivers in some areas but has yet to fully exploit the downforce of the F1 car in high-speed corners. Rossi has already tested for Ferrari twice this year – on 21 April and 2-3 August – as he and the team continue to assess whether he has what it takes to be competitive in a grand prix car. Although Rossi has repeatedly denied speculation that he is close to agreeing a testing contract with Ferrari, the evidence suggests both parties are keen to pursue the possibility further.

www.itv-f1.com

[aaronng]

Come on Rossi! Take advantage of the F1 car and then come to F1 to inject some liveliness back into the sport. I can't wait for him to do burnouts and donuts after he wins in F1. Hahahhahaha. Imagine Jean Todt's face! HAHahahah....

[j3z3z]

lol the stewards would be hoping he would run the tyres bald lol then they can DQ him

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theres so much hype surrounding rossi n his tests with Ferrari... would be curious to know what his lap times were...

[aaronng]

theres so much hype surrounding rossi n his tests with Ferrari... would be curious to know what his lap times were...
Hehe, they were posted above. But he's 1.1s off M Schumacher's pace on a simple track. That's not too good. Usually the difference between an amateur who does track days and a pro is only about 2 seconds (VTEC Club 3 tests this). So Rossi is halfway between an amateur and pro for that track. His Mugello times on the other hand...... :o

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Hehe, they were posted above. But he's 1.1s off M Schumacher's pace on a simple track. That's not too good. Usually the difference between an amateur who does track days and a pro is only about 2 seconds (VTEC Club 3 tests this). So Rossi is halfway between an amateur and pro for that track. His Mugello times on the other hand...... :o

rofl my bad... :o
read another article on f1live.com...

[Vivski]

Michael Schumacher also tested the MotoGP bike and was about 40 seconds slower than Rossi. :P

[aaronng]

Did he do a wheelie on his first start and fall off the bike? :D

[jackosimm]

He just can't help himself!