Lando Norris wants to race together with MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi
Nine-time world champion ♊Rossi will retire from MotoGP following this weekend’s Valencia Grand Prix, bringing to an end an incredible 26-year career in motorcycle racing.
F1 dr🥂iver Norris is a huge Rossi fan and previously had the chance to meet the Italian rider in 2019💯. The 21-year-old wore a special tribute helmet to Rossi at the 2019 Italian Grand Prix.
The pair have remained in t♎ouch since and speaking ahead of this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil, Norris revealed he had exchanged text messages with Rossi ahead of his impending retirement.
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“It was just a follow-up from a message that I sent him before this final weekend,” Norris said. “A little heartfelt message saying🅠 I was going to miss him in MotoGP and congratulations for everything that he has achieved.
“We talk every n☂ow and then,” Norris added. "We still want to try to do some togeꦚther, some sort of driving. He does a few GTs and stuff, and he does Abu Dhabi 12 hours and the Dubai 12 hours.
“It’s not just๊ motorbikes that he likes, he loves car racing as well. If he can spend some time to come to an F1 race, that is the plan for something that we want to do together. And hopefully that can be done.”
— Lando Norris (@LandoNorris)Rossi, who completed several F1 tests for Ferrari in the mid-2000s, has made no secret of his desire to continue racing in cars f♐ollowing his retirement from MoꦍtoGP.
The 42-year-old has taken part in a nu𝕴mber of GT3 events in recent years, including taking a class win and third overall at the Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi in 2019.
Asked if he is interested in arranging 𒊎something with Rossi soon, Norris replied: “I didn’t say when, probably not quite soon.
“I do not know how many𒈔 more years he wants to keep competing. He is a competitive guy so I’m sure he will be around racing and motorbikes and cars for a while.
“Since we got to know each other we have always wanted to do something together. Even if it is onli🐟ne or something. To do something a bit more because we still have not done a helmet swap, which we were going to do.
“There is unfinished business of stuff we want to d💖o together between Valentino VR46 and me. Hopefully there are some cool things we can still look forward to.”
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