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Valentino ROSSI will perform with FERRARI on 24 Hours of LE MANSA

Valentino Rossi never hid his love for four-wheeled racing, and at a young age he even flirted with a transfer to Formula 1, where he would race for the Ferrari team instead of the legendary Michael Schumacher.

But there was no transition, Red however, in his career as a MotoGP racer, he still often sat for steering wheel of four-wheeled race cars, and there he also intends to continue his career when he stops racing in MotoGP, which could also happen at the end of this season. "I will decide to continue my career in MotoGP during the summer break," issued a nine-time world champion. “I would like to drive half a season before I decide, as the decision will be based on results. If I'm fast, if I fight for the podium and win, I'll continue for another season, otherwise I won't. ”

Ferrari has recently announced that it will return to the legendary endurance race in 2023 24 hours Le Mans, right in the team from Maranella so would Red he can find a place to test himself in a race he has been dreaming of for a long time.

For the last two years, Rossi has been racing the Ferrari 488 GT3 in the Gulf 12-hour endurance race, where he and his friend Uccio Salucci and brother Luco Marini even reached the podium in 2019.

“When I stop racing in MotoGP I would like to race cars for a few more years and Le Mans is one of the categories that interests me. I would love to compete in the 24hrs Le Mans race and other endurance races. It would be a dream if I raced for a Ferrari, but we need to see how fast I will be. Behind the wheel of hyperspor race cars are tough opponents who are very fast. I'm quite fast in the car, but I don't know if I can drive at their level, but it would definitely be interesting to try. ”

Red has been the last two years with Ferrari 488 GT3 racing in the endurance race 12 hours Gulf, where he is with a friend Ucciem Salucci and brothers Luco Marini in 2019 he even reached for the podium.

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