
Montezemolo: Rossi would rather remain No. 1 in MotoGP than be 4th or 5th in Formula 1
Former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has revealed that Valentino Rossi received the first test of Ferrari's Formula 1 car as a sign of respect and curiosity, but the Italian MotoGP star fared so well that Ferrari immediately thought about additional tests and then even planned to race for one season with the Sauber team, which used Ferrari powertrains and served as a stopover for Ferrari’s young racers. Luca di Montezemolo revealed that Ferrari was preparing the ground for Valentino Rossi's transfer from MotoGP to Formula 1, where he would race at Sauber for one season and move to Ferrari. Rossi first tested the Ferrari F1 race car in 2004 in Fioran, fulfilling one of the silent