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Valentino Rossi almost switched to F1 – father
Valentino Rossi almost switched to F1 – father Valentino Rossi's father has admitted the MotoGP legend came 'very, very close' to switching to formula one a decade ago. Graziano Rossi, himself a former international motorcycle racing star, told the Italian press that his now 37-year-old Italian son's multiple tests for Ferrari last decade were extremely serious. 'Valentino was very, very close to being a formula one driver,' he said. 'The only thing comparable to MotoGP is F1; anything else would have been a step backwards. But he didn't do it because his love for MotoGP was too big.'
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