Valentino Rossi: My secret F1 Ferrari trial race and offer
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- Опубликовано: 18 янв 2022
- Nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing champ Valentino Rossi talks of a secretive, pivotal decision in 2006 when he earned an opportunity with Ferrari’s Formula 1 team, but ultimately decided his heart was in MotoGP. Rossi remembers sleeping at the racetrack before his trial race and pressure from his mother and inner circle to make the jump to F1.
IN ITALIANO: Il nove volte campione di motociclismo Valentino Rossi parla di quando, nel 2006, gli fu data l’opportunità di entrare a far parte del team Ferrari di Formula 1. Fu un momento decisivo e vissuto in totale segretezza, durante il quale si rese definitivamente conto de che il suo cuore batteva per la MotoGP. Rossi ricorda di aver dormito all’autodromo prima della sua gara di prova e delle pressioni di sua madre e di chi gli era vicino per fare il salto in F1.
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In my opinion Valentino did an incredibly brave and wise decision: when people push you to make a decision, you should make a decision on your own terms. Vale did and I am sure it was the right decision for his career and for himself. In addition, he has driven an F1 car after all.
Can you imagine if he went to f1 and only did moderately instead of dominating MotoGP?
It would be Bernie Pissed off, Michael Schu only a little Pissed off and rest of the pit saying why is he wasting his Time! Qualifying the time as Quick as Rosset or some other pay driver. Via Rossi e moto GP.😊🇮🇹
I remember when Rossi did testing with Ferrari (correct me if i'm wrong) and he was just 0.6 behind Schumacher's lap time. With no experience in F1 Car, this is mind blowing fast!
yeah, imagine if rossi just off from MotoGP for F1 and if rossi have a chance win a championship in F1 rossi will be next john surtees, who can win championship in MotoGP and F1
but rossi was using slick tyres and best setup for laps rather than grooved tyres with race endurance in mind
@@ali09gaming58 how do you know
@@GammaFZ cse they dont use grooved tyres anymore even on older cars that had them, luk at any current laps with older cars, and also the cars are most likely redesigned in terms of engine output for practice fast laps without race endurance config in mind
I think he was more than 1 second slower than MSc.
God, he’s so cool. Valentino must be protected at all costs, he’s a living legend and just so fucking awesome.
Always will be one of the biggest What If’s. If he won a championship on Ferrari he would of been god
No what if here. He wasn't fast in the car.
You mean like how Surtees actually did? R.I.P.
Could have also just been an average driver.
Agreed, it would have been awesome, he is plenty quick in a car, he has won the monza wrc round quite a few times
@@KN-lq4zv He has won it in the past, but not when it was an official WRC round. He's done a few endurance races in GT cars but unfortunately hasn't managed a podium yet to my knowledge. Tarmac Rally driving is also extremely different from F1. One of the greatest to ever touch a GP bike though.
F1 would have definitely put him in a bigger world stage spotlight than Moto GP. But you can’t blame the guy for following his heart.
MotoGP is the pinnacle of motorcycle racing just like F1 is to car racing. F1=MotoGP
@@cnscm2614 - wow ok thanks for the insight guy!!
I know that Moto GP is the F1 of bikes. My point is the general person knows who Lewis Hamilton is, they don’t know who Valentino Rossi is because bikes don’t have a following like F1.
Hence a bigger world stage “Spotlight”. I didn’t say he wasn’t on a world stage already. He’d be better known by the general population if he was in F1.
@@SimRacingVeteran Funny but i heard of Rossi before Hamilton back in the early 2000s, maybe it's just down to exposure
@@ayakid921 yes same
@@SimRacingVeteran Ham is more known among non-motorsport fans, because of his social presens.
Anyone who likes any segment of motorsport, knows who Rossi is. ( as well as, many non-lovers to be fair)
VR in a Ferrari car would have been an insane moment for the sport.
I was never a huge fan of MotoGP or any racing in general. But as an outsider I always knew this one name. Valentino Rossi
Racing as a sport is way better than any game with a ball, especially MotoGP, 40 minutes of racing and that's all, not 2 hours sitting in front of the TV to watch some other sports like Football or Basketball, I just don't have the patience to watch something for that long that's why for me MotoGP >>>>> all.
When an Italian says he’s “quite” fast, to the rest of us he’s about 10 seconds ahead.
I think staying true to MotoGP makes his legacy stronger.
You don't think he would've become a god in motorsport if he was 'also' an F1 champion?
@@TiGGer1098 No, you have to be competing in a sport since a kid to reach god level status. It is extremely rare for a top athlete to be the best in multiple disciplines
@@il-conte Yes but it's been done .... once by John Surtees. And sure Rossie was only half a second off the Ferrari drivers best times, with a decent car, I wouldn't have bet against him.
@@TiGGer1098 There's only one John Surtees.......
There will only ever be one DOCTOR! Rossi is what Federer is to tennis and what Jordan was to basketball! Their records will be broken but they will still be considered the greatest in their respective sports and go down as legends!!!!!
Nope, Rossi in MotoGP is much more than Federer in Tennis and Jordan in Basketball, is more than Ferrari in Formula 1. Probably he is something like Bob Marley in Reggae.
Federer??? you mean Novak
What Schumacher is to Formula 1
Thats a weird way to spell Nadal
You mean Djokovic in tennis ! Who is Federer?
As an F1 fan I think valentino would have been a fantastic driver, he has a great sense of control, race sense and just innate skill. I think he'd have been up there in any motorsport he decided to compete in.
Graham you did it man! The stars keep getting bigger. Forza VALE!
He is the goat of moto gp and a pure racer at heart who could never take politics of F1
… he could not go and race with a car in a bottom team he would be 2 steps behind
Yes and no. He could have - and I am not saying should have - but in the history of F1, this is what most champions have done. You prove yourself in a B team which is less risky for the team as well as for the driver as they find their feet with less scrutiny on them. Max started in Toro Rosso, Schumacher in a Jordan, Senna, Mika, Lauda all started in B-teams. Hamilton started in McLaren and almost won in his rookie season but he also had a lot of F1 test miles under his belt before that season. I guess they could have possible done the same for Rossi.
Max is considered a prodigy, the biggest of talents by many and Red Bull pride themselves on taking chances and giving young drivers a chance and even they didn't want him in the big team right away (testing in recent spec cars is extremely restricted these days, so that might have influenced that choice). Also, until two years ago historically Ferrari used to never take young drivers and had this whole thing of you having to really earn your chance. So, maybe that also played a part.
Needless to say, it would have been cool to see what he could do, and you may very well be right about the politics of it all. Still, one season in a Sauber if he really wanted to do F1 would have been a small price to pay and probably the wise choice if he had wanted it.
@@AntiVaganza yes ik you prove my point looool
@@JRsmith. If I proved it, then your point must be that most of the champs of f1 were not “pure racers” since they actually could live with a bit of time in a b-car.
For the fun of it: Your pure racer argument could easily have been used against him, too. If you’re the best and that pure, why not suck up a season in a Sauber in order to get a chance at proving you’re the best?
So, no, I didn’t prove your point.
As for F1 being full of games, give me a break - any sport at the top level is. And if that’s why he stayed away, I get that. But not that he couldn’t do one season in a b team. And actually, I don’t even think that’s what he is saying - that’s what you’re saying. It seems to be that he was saying there were no clear promises that even if he did well in the first season he would get the A seat the following. And if that’s true, that does sound like a shitty deal. And I would surely understand why he wasn’t comfortable with it.
@@AntiVaganza You are misunderstanding my original message. Valentino with minimal to no karting or open wheel experience going into F1 with a small team is just a recipe for disaster. (Yes he is very talented but still no match) Valentino know’s this, so he has to turn down the money of F1 (politics and sponsors).
What you are saying is all correct and yes many sports at top level have some degree of “politics” but none to the degree of F1 where not only talent and performance are taken into account but how many t-shirts you can sell and how much sponsorship $ you can bring to the table. That is just motorsport though.
A MotoGP rider goes on to a F1 car and drivers it just .6 seconds behind the best of that generation. That's called God of Speed
Ah, i remember this thing was the highlight of the Internet in 2006.
But i didn't remember the part which was he should drive with small team (Sauber) before drive for Ferrari.
Thanks Graham, finally he really confirmed it.
Crazy, I wish Rossi raced in F1, he would have been a legend in F1 too.
True. But F1 is a different beast than motorcycle
@@aaron-damonkassner4715 the man wasn't far off Schumacher's pace
@@aaron-damonkassner4715 mans was fast asf in a car
@@benchaggaresmusic different tires
@Anurag Dutta Surtees also won at the Island.... Rossi didn't.
He is hardcore Italian
He sure gave Moto GP some value. First racer I knew for sure.
True Champion and at decision making as well. I make my own mind. Strong leader.
in F1, the car plays a major role in your success. In MGP, it's more about the riders skill.
In MotoGP is something like in F1 Cars. It was a big moment when Rossi was riding for Ducati, but the bike wasn't competitive enough and he switched back to Yamaha.
correct they did a study of performance and 79% of performance came from car and in MotoGP it was 33 %
@@sayan1667 And Lorenzo admitted that in 2018 when the Ducati produced the best bike on the grid for the first time. Since like 2007.
Rossi was unbelievable behind the wheel of a Formula car, little to no experience, and to be on the hot seat to being Michael's team mate no less!
i was there in 2005 and saw him behind the wheel wearing a red helmet, sheer coincidence i was that day doing the Ferrari pilgrimage
Bravo Vale! You are the best for ever!!
MotoGP is your home
Love this guy. Man, thank you so much GRAHAM!!!!
i want to congratulate you for this amazing interview 👏
wow what a legend and a legendary story💯
I can’t believe this only has a single comment.
This gonna be top comment when this video eventually reached 1 million views.
Sorry about that but you were VERY VERY wrong. You only have 14 likes in almost 5 months and no replies. There are many better engaging comment threads in this comment section. Better luck next time.
nice movie
1:38 Fernando is now following el plan
I love listening to this dude
In the end, he made the correct choice. Had he gone into F1, maybe he could have won in Kimi's place in 07, maybe he could have been the second Surtees, but those are big maybes. But had he gone to Ferrari, he wouldn't have been able to leave the legacy that he did at MotoGP.
Thank goodness we got to see the GOATs career pan out, imo, where he belonged, what a ride
Valentino Rossi is one of the most likable guys on the planet. Always has been.
IndyCar with a 6-time motoGP champ in Rossi and a 7-time Nascar champ in Jimmie Johnson. Really really good for that sport
@1:40. IMO this is what probably influenced his decision as much as anything. He would have started at Toro Rosso or similar and there was no guarantee he would ever get to Ferrari. In hindsight this was a wise decision as Vettel would have been his teammate. Rossi could have been progressing very well, but in comparison to Vettel some may have discounted his future prospects.
It is not unlike 2009 at Yamaha in World Superbike with two rookies. Ben Spies looked like a man among boys in his only season in WSBK, his teammate finished fifth in the championship and was sacked at the end of the year. In any other situation Tom Sykes' rookie season would have been seen as a success (he was champ in 2011 with Kawasaki), but when your teammate wins half the races and the championship it is tough to get a fair evaluation of your season with your employer.
Zzzzzzzz🥱
Valentino made the right decision, "The Doctor" was meant for MotoGP.
Willie Nelson said "All of my hero's are cowboys.", but most of my heroes are racers. Bravo Valle !
He looks like a really nice guy to hang out with.
Respect
Why he is so great.
Legend for a reason!! Love VR46 !! God bless him
🐐
The one and only
F1 is vey unpredictable and if you do not run good you can lose confidence hella quick, not saying VR would have lost confidence but, I am happy that he stayed in Moto GP
Imagine if he decide to race in F1 and win a championship . ❤️
Vale is a God
Rossi is a legend
Ferrari start to suffer very hard after 2006,so good decision Grande Vale,you are greatest ever!nothing will be the same after you
F1 in 2006 was still Owned run by Crusty Bernie ..no way would Vale be allowed permitted to be flashy Star the correct Decision was made
Being a MotoGP champion and an F1 champion would’ve been immense
There's only one John Surtees.......
My worry would be that it would be like the time Jordan tried to go into Major Leage Baseball. Rossi was 0.6 from Schumacher but it would have been a whole other experience to be in a race with other experienced drivers. Jordan was OK in double A and did "show potential" and could have "made it on the roster" for the white sox. With Jordans dedication and work ethic he could have been good, but not a big time player. Would it be the same with Rossi? The world will never know.
he made the right decision
The most Italian man EVER
i saw him trying the ferrari at Cheste when i was just a child, i remember shouting at him that he was a better moto gp driver xdd
Oh yes, I remeber the "secret", it was everywhere
An Italian F1 world champion in a Ferrari? That's the ultimate dream for the prancing horse fans.
Wonder if he privately regretted it later though with the new talent coming through first with Stoner, then Lorenzo and Marquez? I would've 100% watched F1 if Vale switched disciplines.
MotoGP legend. Considering that after 2005 he won "only" 2 WC in 15 years (having often the best motorbike)..maybe was better to switch to F1 at that time. He would have remained a MotoGP legend and probably a F1 "good" driver (that was still a time when drivers were not 15 yo and the change to compete well were high!). That would have put him in the heaven of Motorsport, 1 step over all the other riders/drivers.
Imagine the scenes if Rossi actually made it big in F1 and won with Ferrari.
F1 Ferrari + Moto Gp icon = Ferrari would win not as driver point or constructor! But it fans... the impact was the production! Probably a worth try but maybe Ferrari has some different reasons, to comparing with ferrari's occupation since several years ago for sure it was a worth substitute however for only a single year
Could've easily gotten couple podiums in F1 n call it a day, maybe even a few wins, He had it in him. But such is life
I think he and Sebastian Loeb (Rally god) both tested an F1 Red Bull car close to a decade ago and had pretty bad lap times when compared to standard formula car professionals. Like .8 to a whole second behind the rest who tested. Was a fun time I bet and hey for non-formula drivers that’s awesome. But that’s nowhere near where u wanna be if u wanna compete professionally with the best.
Yes Loeb did it in 2007 with Renault and 2008 with Red Bull. With Red Bull. The Red Bull was an RB4 but modified for the next season rule change. So not exactly the same set up. There were 17 drivers and he finished 8th. According to the race engineer from Red Bull (Daniele Casanova) he was really impressive and around the middle of the pack in that day although it was hard to gauge accurately as everyone was driving with different set ups. Seb said himself that it was hard for him to brake at the right time, sometimes he was too early sometimes too late and said that nailing the right timing for the braking he thought it was the hardest thing for someone new to f1.
Red Bull was apparently impressed and offered him to race at Abu Dhabi on the next season but the FIA never granted him the "super license".
#GrazieVale !!! #VR46FanForever
I would love to see Valentino in an F1 car even for 1 race or season... But i guess he is to old... then again... Fernando vs Valentino would be AMAZING
He could have joined Alexander Rossi in Manor 2012-2014 :D
I knew f1 longer than motogp but as i descover motogp i alway think it better than f1
It wasn’t a secret, it was well know within Ferrari circles that he had !
Seria um excelente piloto de F1.
Mas a sua carreira estava predestinada na MotoGP.
Better a Ferrari than a Mercedes, in my opinion 😂
F1 ratings would have shot through the roof if Vale drove for any F1 team especially Ferrari
He made the right choice, why spent the time in a lower class car to get experience? He is Moto GP champ many times over.
Graham took a good look at Valentino's Wikipedia page
*44* x *46* _Monsters_
It really depends on what time he would have driven for the prancing horse. After 2007 they weren't as competitive
Rossi can still join Ferarri and result wont not change.
Says a lot about Valentino that he wanted to start in a smaller/lesser known team and not just get special treatment straight into Ferrari. I'm glad he didn't go to F1 in the end because it just isn't anywhere near as interesting and exciting to watch as MotoGP (or any other bike racing championship for that matter).
I wonder how many people have actually turned down an F1 seat at Ferrari...
He's bigger than motogp
What a moronic comment.
Imagine if he won WDC in 07 or 08
So glad he didn’t go to F1 in the end…
this reminds me of henry girard from ricky bobby
For Rossi, a move to F1 would have been like his move to Ducati.. he knew this and stayed with MotoGP.
Sadly this will never happen but just imagine if it did and he won an f1 championship that would be so historical it would be un true would it not ??????????????
Yeah, he would be like John Surtees, a bloke who won both on 4 and 2 wheels, an absolute legend.
haha grreat story
The thumbnail look like it's from the 70s
supertalented men always come across the chance to express their talent in a field that's different from the one that made them famous. Think about Michael Jordan playing baseball. It did not go that well. In today's time, competition is such at an high level that talent is never enough. You also need absolute devotion, and that Valentino could only pour into moto GP. So in the end i'm sure he made the right choice
His test was ok. But he would have been the second driver.
There's only one John Surtees.......
Dude could have beaten John Surtees record as gp and f1 "rid-ver" 😂
But that is only in your head.......
Why did I think Rossi was Brazilian, I mean the name itself is so Italian but ion know why I thought he was Brazilian
Michael Schumacher “ I was stunned by him , he was so fast I did 50 laps he did 43 the times were so close to me and Felipe (Massa)
Schumacher 1.11.6
Felipe 1.11.9
Rossi 1.12.3
I’m so glad he didn’t join F1 , you can’t have any personality, In f1 the driver makes less impact on overall performance, the politics of the sport , the age range of the sport , the media training .
MotoGP is more exciting than F1
Yeah Vale, have a test every month and express a real public interest in an imminent F1 move, then criticize Yamaha for signing Lorenzo at the same time. 🙄
moral of the story........ Trust your own instincts.
That would have made F1 worth watching again.
Rossi MOTO GP legend. However would have NEVER made it F1 ~ let alone to Ferrari.
Anyone remember that RUclips video of Rossi with kryptobite 3 doors down
I do, man that must've been around 2006 or something wasn't it? Is that video still around?
Wait do you mean that Rossi was in that Music video?
He would have been a good f1 driver. But he’s gone down as the greatest Moto gp racers ever. Rather than just a good f1 driver
Going from motor-racing to car-racing and being competitive is absolutely possible. Going from racing cars to racing motor bikes and being competitive is absolutely impossible.
Put any MotoGP rider in a race car and he do lap-times pretty close to the professional car drivers. Put a Formula one driver on a MotoGP bike and he be miles away from competitive lap-times.
Just like Jeff Ward in motocross. 7 national championships and then switched to supermoto and won a couple more. Then switched to Indy cars and almost won the daytona 500. He was more than competitive...
Meant to say Indy 500...
Not sure who remembers but berni wanted rossi in f1 purely to ad some charecter to whst wa