Valentino Rossi

After John Surtees who won in 64 after being champ on both 550cc & 350cc from 1956 to 1960.

Zcott Wrote:
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> I reckon that different forms of motorsport (such
> as rallying, bikes, single seaters) are all so
> specialised that it would be exceptionally
> difficult to switch from one to the other and
> achieve success





mansell :D


Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it

Jacques Villeneuve.

Alex Wurz used to be BMX Wolrd Champion but never really got anywhere in F1 (actually a pity).

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danm Wrote:
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> Zcott Wrote:
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> > I reckon that different forms of motorsport
> (such
> > as rallying, bikes, single seaters) are all
> so
> > specialised that it would be exceptionally
> > difficult to switch from one to the other
> and
> > achieve success
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> mansell :D
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vick elford managed it pretty well actually, and dont forget fangio started out in road/rally racing in argantina, but elford was a succesfull rally driver, succesfull sportscar driver and drove in F1

[www.vicelford.com]

have to say that Mcrae addapted very well at le mans this year, and dont forget former F3000 drivers, briefly F1 driver stephan sarisan (sp) finnished 4th (iirc) on the rally catalunya last weekend.



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24 Heures Du Mans 18-19 June 2005



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/01/2004 04:42PM by andrew_S.

@marcl: dont try to be a know it all mate

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Errr. Stephen Sarrizan was f1 driver (wasnt bad, nor good), le mans driver (f1 exoerience helps), touring car (average) driver and now a rally driver and won the last stage of the Catalyna rally (He came 4th overall), now that is something

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

erm isnt that what ive just said?

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24 Heures Du Mans 18-19 June 2005

Thats what i was also thinking Andrew_S :P

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hmm rossi says he wont be in f1, if at all, for at least 2 years. interesting that ms will have retired by then. will an italian, rossi, be given ms seat at ferrari? bit of a kick in the teeth for fisi if that happens.

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Does anyone know how far off Colin McRae was in his Jordan test a few years back? I'm pretty sure he was close enough to be offered a contract by Ford, but turned it down...

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Huh?

offered a contract by ford for what? while driving a jordan peugeot! he just did a few laps in a 95 jordan in 96, nothing worth drawing a comparison on i dont think

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24 Heures Du Mans 18-19 June 2005

ooppss, didnt read it all sry

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

Colin McRae has driven Jordan car in 2 different years
Also Stewart team did ask McRae to test their car (1999)... And there was something going on end of last year/early this year but McRae said he is too old for F1...

And he doesnt even want to drive full season in WRC next year. Only few rallies with Skoda and some off-road rallies with Nissan... And wants to drive at Le Mans again...

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well its all rumour, but i only ever remember him testing the jordan once, ive never heard anything about him testing in a different year

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24 Heures Du Mans 18-19 June 2005

Jordan test in 1996 was second time! Earlier was about year 1994/1995. And that is not rumour...

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really? can you provide anymore info? i dont see a reason to test the jordan back then tbh, it was sponsor related in 96 and theres no reason a word rally championship newbie (as he was still in 94) would test an F1 car

edit : also, thinking about it, having read his autobiography, there is no mention of this alledged test

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24 Heures Du Mans 18-19 June 2005



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/02/2004 06:43PM by andrew_S.

check out these pics of MS and Rossi from earlier this year:

[www.motorsport.com]
[www.motorsport.com]
[www.motorsport.com]

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RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael

If there were only three seconds, although in a 58 sec track, it was great. Anyway, he does not have experience in car racing and it is very different than motogp... constancy, setup "tips"...but it would be a great marketing manouvre!!
Do you think ferrari will risk that much???

No.

what people forget is his attempt at the rac (or now, more comonly known as rally gb) in 03 (or was it 02 i dont remember) needless to say, he retired after a big accident on one of the first few proper stages

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24 Heures Du Mans 18-19 June 2005