Do you think rossi should go 2 F1

[MORLEY]

I think he should after he wins the moto gp again cause he only has gibernau that can beat him and he needs to do somthing else 8

[Adam_P]

First, I think he should go 'to' F1...

However, back on topic.

He's the only guy racing in something other than cars that I think could cause an upset in Formula One. The guy obviously has immense talent and the same type of attitude as the Cobbler from Kerpen. He also has more personality too, but then, that's not difficult, he's not German!

Shcuey reckoned last weekend that MotoGP is not as good as F1. Although when Rossi tested the Ferrari at Fiorano a few weeks ago he was only about three seconds off the pace of the regular Ferrari F1 testers and racers. Not a huge amount to make up after a good deal of testing and milage in a car.

It would be good to see someone do the double again like Surtees did, especially in the modern ages where gizmos prevail.
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[Jebus]

It would be interesting to see how he did, but i don't think he should hes the Michael Schumacher of bike racing, so he should stay with bikes, most F1 guys have been racing cars since they were kids in go carts.
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[dipsy]

He tried Rally Driving last year I think it was.

Crashed it into a ditch, left it there and went home. He didn't want to play anymore

I personally don't like him but thats me.

I think he should stay with the 2 wheels.

[McJamweasel]

I think its a distinct possibility, but the question is whether any of the big teams would give him a drive. If not, then he has no chance of the title.

He does quite a lot of Ralying and is quite good at it.

TBH I'd rather see him move to Kawasaki or Proton before he leaves MotoGP.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

He has done a lot of kart racing in his youth. His family pushed him into kart racing thinking 4 wheels were safer than 2.

There have also been rumours that he was a lot quicker than officially admitted at the Ferrari test.

All the best

Keith
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[silent]

i heard he was only 1 second off schumachers pace, could be wrong though. What would that do to peoples impressions of bikes, when you are forever saying its more skill to ride a bike, (well i am) and if rossi could step up to formula one that would prove it for me...it would be great!

Andy

[Mr.Everready]

If Rossi was only one second off the pace, they'd be lining up to sign him. Can't see that being true though.

If he thought he could get a drive I think he would take it, there's ALOT more $$$ in F1 than MotoGP. Just look at what Ralph is getting, $36m over 3 years .

[Grav]

Rossi thrives on a challenge which is why he went to Yamaha. He wanted to prove Honda wrong when they said it was the bike and not the rider who was the reason for so many world titles. He's not doing too bad a job of it so far is he.

I think he will try his hand at F1 in the future, the lure of the challenge will be difficult for him to resist, unless he gets a call from Ducati in the next couple of years. Now that would keep him in MotoGP for sure.

[Adam_P]

More than likely is that he's waiting for the Schumacher era to come to an end, then it will be possible for more people to win. Or, if he gets the nod from Ferrari, he wont be playing second fiddle.
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[Frost]

Rossi went to yamaha for the same reason schumacher went to ferrari, boredom with the opertunity for superstardom.
I had rossi came within 2 seconds of schumachers fastest time, which means if you slapped him in a ferrari now chances are he would be competetive, allthough probably not challenging for points etc.

If rossi wanted to go to F1 he could, a team like toyota, jaguar or jordan would look at him as an answer to all their problems due to the imense support and merchendising possabilities he would bring with him.

I would like to see it happen, allthough there is no chance of it whilst he is still being challenged on two wheels. he will wait untill there is no doubt he is king of motoGP before leaving just to avoid people saying he wasnt the best and left before it was proved.

[Rhino]

[skida]

The reasons Rossi is so good on a bike are a) he is suberb at knowing what the limits of his machine are. b) he moves his body around in a way that counters some of those limits. Personally I think he would struggle in a car because he can't use his strengths in the same way. I would hate to see him move to F1 and rapidly become yesterday's man.
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[zaknafien]

I'd hate to see him go to F1.

F1 is so dull and boring.
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[Frost]

Toyota would be a good posability as they are stuggling somewhat and can afford to pay him huge amounts. i dont expect ralf and toyota to do much in the next year or so, so rossi might be an attractive proposition is a potential schumacher.

Jordan, minardi, jaguar are off the pace, somewhat lacking in support and big name drivers and have a high driver turnover. so they would be ideal for rossi to move to.
Rossi would be quite a big risk for a large team as he would of course want to be the main driver.

[Adam_P]

[Frost]

Age isnt so much the limiting factor, its more money. by the time they hit mid 30's they have earned enough money and had enough of the pressure to justify leaving the sport. old people arnt allways slow, fangio won a world championship in his late 40's alesi who left GP racing years ago is still highly competitive in the DTM.

Rossi could do it, but like schumacher he is going nowhere untill he is clearly domenant. If shumacher thrashes the pants off everyone this season he will leave at the end, if he gets challenged all the way he will stay for another year.

[dibbster]

I don't think Rossi could finish one season in MotoGP and then come back the following year in F1. I think he would need more than that time frame to become competitive in an F1 car and also don't drivers have to have completed a certain number of miles in the car before they can race?

Can he win F1? I'm not too sure about that, he could certainly be in the top half of the field but I don't think he would ever be as dominant as Schumacher.

If he was to leave MotoGP it would certainly affect the sport as Rossimania has helped increase the profile of the sport within the media

Where will be his place in Bike racing history? Only time will tell.....
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