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![Mugello circuit, 21 November 2008: Valentino Rossi tests the Ferrari F1 2008 ex World Champion Kimi Raikkonen at Mugello Circuit in Italy Stock Photo - Alamy Mugello circuit, 21 November 2008: Valentino Rossi tests the Ferrari F1 2008 ex World Champion Kimi Raikkonen at Mugello Circuit in Italy Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2H660CK/mugello-circuit-21-november-2008-valentino-rossi-tests-the-ferrari-f1-2008-ex-world-champion-kimi-raikkonen-at-mugello-circuit-in-italy-2H660CK.jpg)
Mugello circuit, 21 November 2008: Valentino Rossi tests the Ferrari F1 2008 ex World Champion Kimi Raikkonen at Mugello Circuit in Italy Stock Photo - Alamy
![Italian Moto GP motorcycle World champion Valentino Rossi drives a Ferrari Formula One car during a F1 motor racing test session at the Cheste's racetrack near Valencia, Spain, on Feb.1, 2006. Rossi Italian Moto GP motorcycle World champion Valentino Rossi drives a Ferrari Formula One car during a F1 motor racing test session at the Cheste's racetrack near Valencia, Spain, on Feb.1, 2006. Rossi](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MD0NWK/italian-moto-gp-motorcycle-world-champion-valentino-rossi-drives-a-ferrari-formula-one-car-during-a-f1-motor-racing-test-session-at-the-chestes-racetrack-near-valencia-spain-on-feb1-2006-rossi-has-expressed-interest-in-moving-from-motorcycling-to-formula-one-record-breaking-motorcycle-racer-charismatic-showman-italys-most-popular-athlete-for-years-valentino-rossi-was-all-that-and-more-he-competed-in-his-final-race-sunday-at-the-valencia-grand-prix-hes-the-owner-of-nine-world-titles-that-include-seven-in-the-premier-class-hes-considered-the-greatest-modern-driver-in-his-sport-2MD0NWK.jpg)
Italian Moto GP motorcycle World champion Valentino Rossi drives a Ferrari Formula One car during a F1 motor racing test session at the Cheste's racetrack near Valencia, Spain, on Feb.1, 2006. Rossi
![TIL Valentino Rossi (9x MotoGP Champ) regularly tested for Ferrari in the early 2000s. Ferrari engineer L. Mazzola said that Schumacher was "stunned" looking at Rossi's telemetry at his first test, and TIL Valentino Rossi (9x MotoGP Champ) regularly tested for Ferrari in the early 2000s. Ferrari engineer L. Mazzola said that Schumacher was "stunned" looking at Rossi's telemetry at his first test, and](https://preview.redd.it/til-valentino-rossi-9x-motogp-champ-regularly-tested-for-v0-wc137ns933z81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7d74db1cb01c31a0f054cb2957f93164ff4dea8f)