Ex-Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has revealed the Scuderia once considered the idea of MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi making his full-time Formula 1 debut with Sauber. Rossi flirted with an F1 switch through the mid-late 2000s, making his first official F1 outing in 2006 at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia in an F2004 having already completed some private running previously. The nine-time grand prix world champion seriously considered a switch to F1 in 2006 and had discussions with Ferrari - though ultimately opted against it when its initial offer wasn't to join the main race team straight away. It was Yamaha's fear that Rossi - who'd won two MotoGP titles for it at the time...
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