The FIA have said that they will not introduce a third car policy after teams like Ferrari and McLaren declared they would be able to run a third car. The Formula 1 governing body ruled that this would be damaging to smaller teams, taking points away which they would otherwise win if the third car was introduced.
Rossi has said that he has been interested in a move into Formula 1, but also has said that he would like to stay in MotoGP if the sport goes back to its 1000cc engines. The Ferrari boss was speaking at the launch of Ferrari’s new road car.
-"He's a friend and an undisputed champion, from Emilia-Romagna, a great fan of Formula 1 and engines, and also a potential Formula 1 champion," said di Montezemolo. "If there was the possibility in 2011 and he wanted to do it and had the possibility for testing and adapting to F1, then why not?"
The Ferrari head insisted he is in favour of allowing teams to run three cars in the future, a move that would help drivers like Rossi or young stars race in Formula 1."I want to be a little more general: I spoke about the possibility of a third car, but I didn't say that Ferrari needs to have three cars," he said. "I'm well aware of the objections coming from the small teams. I was talking from the point of view of the interest of Formula 1 and of potential new entries in Formula 1. "The third car could also be helpful for young drivers, to let them grow. It's not right that a boy, who has never driven in Formula 1 starts into a race without training and tests. Here's the idea: I would happily give a Ferrari to an American, German or Australian team and let the car be managed by them. "They would definitely spend less than if they had to build a car on their own from scratch. They could hand it over to a talented and strong driver or try it with a young driver with a certain potential. "I told Domenicali to work on the possibility that some teams, like ours, could hand over cars to other teams."
Ferrari currently lead the way in F1, but Rossi is also tipped to take another MotoGP title, proving that he is still passionate about the sport he is in. Currently Rossi is 6/4 to take the title with his Fiat Yamaha team favourite to take the constructors title. Fiat incidentally own Ferrari.
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