Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has undergone a seat fitting with Mercedes ahead of his and Lewis Hamilton's ride swap. The two motorsport stars are set to swap rides next week at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia as part of a promotional event run by joint-sponsor Monster Energy. Six-time F1 champion Hamilton will get to ride Rossi's Yamaha, which follows last year's December test in which he rode a Yamaha R1m superbike. 'I’m super excited about it,” Hamilton said last month. 'Just being on the same track at the same time as Valentino is going to be very, very surreal, and a real honour, because he’s such an icon in the sport, and...
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