Wednesday Morning Moto News - More Dakar, Rossi & Pedrosa

Yes, there are even more post-race Rally Dakar articles available to all who wish to read them. Some contain only the motorcycle racing, but others simply discuss the Dakar from a view towards all participants. So, take a link or two below and catch up on the aftermath of this extreme race for yourself.

http://tinyurl.com/ycb974z

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Valentino Rossi is already out and testing the Ferrari Formula 1 machine in Spain. The first day it took some time for Rossi to adjust to the car, and to adjust the car to conditions. Either way, Rossi is having fun and enjoying his time with the team, as you would expect. Here is some early news of his time behind the wheel.

http://tinyurl.com/yhq5ltr

And, we have a pre-season interview with the one and only Dani Pedrosa. Here he evaluates his 2009 season performance versus the physical and technical issues he and his team faced that season. Pedrosa also discusses the 2010 MotoGP season what he sees for this coming year.

http://tinyurl.com/yk5m2sg

A Busy Wednesday Morning - Moto Race News from All Over, Part 4

Valentino Rossi has accepted another offer to drive in a Ferrari Formula 1 machine. He will be testing the Ferrari F2008 at Barcelona during 20 - 21 January 2010. It was promised to him if he picked up the 2009 MotoGP championship, so they are now delivering. Must be nice to get such promises...

http://tinyurl.com/yjjyopt

Further Rossi news involves an Italian sports poll. The poll found that Rossi tops a list of athletes, also containing Michael Schumacher and Sébastien Loeb, as the leading athlete of the decade (of course, we all know that the decade is yet to be over). That is huge as he is placed well above the two mentioned here and another very long list of incredible sports personalities...Go Rossi!

http://tinyurl.com/ydtpzjd

On 17 March 2010, the newly minted FB Corse racing team will be attending the Qatar MotoGP test. They will not make the Sepang test, but they will certainly be ready for Qatar in March. (Some of this was in a previous post about the rider selection.) It appears that FB Corse is sure to compete in the 2010 MotoGP Championship - I hope you will join me in telling them 'Good Luck!'

http://tinyurl.com/yeeyq3r

Marco Simoncelli will not be making nice with Alvaro Bautista or Hector Barbera in the MotoGP paddock this season. Given all of the feuds between them in the 250 World Championship series, he has stated that they are still behaving the same way towards him, so he will return the attitude their way by ignoring them. Sounds a bit childish, but racers have to be competitive and maybe this will help drive Simoncelli harder in MotoGP...

http://tinyurl.com/ychwv8y

Valentino Rossi Cleared for Another Ferrari F1 Ride

This will be his third test with the Italian exotic car manufacturer. The test will happen in January of 2010, though I have no confirmation of where it will take place (likely Italy). It was Ferrari boss Luca Montezemolo who granted the nine time world champion the test. It fuels even more the rumors that Rossi will take some time in F1...

http://tinyurl.com/y88cc6t

Rossi Tells of Ferrari Talks for Race at Monza - Italian F1 Grand Prix

Since Felipe Massa is injured (if you have not seen this incident, head over to YouTube and search for it; it's amazing that Massa is still alive!), Valentino Rossi had spoken to the Ferrari F1 team about having a one-off race at the Italian Grand Prix. But, since the cost-cutting measures in Formula 1 have cut testing time drastically for everyone and he is working towards the MotoGP championship currently, he would not have had a chance to get used to the car...

http://tinyurl.com/lqsp9q

Rossi's Time With Ferrari Just for Fun

According to the man himself, Rossi's dalliance with Ferrari is just for enjoyment, not a serious attempt to enter the series. Most experts feel he would do well, but his heart is in motorcycle racing.

http://tinyurl.com/nnpo2a