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Mercedes offers F1 test to Valentino Rossi and Sebastien Ogier

Toto Wolff, the executive director of the Mercedes team, plans to put MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi and WRC star Sebastien Ogier behind the wheel of his all-conquering F1 cars next year. Mercedes has already tested with former MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo, who drove for a filming day with the squad at Silverstone in October. After the test, Lorenzo reported that braking distances and grip levels in high-speed corners were “insane” and a “different world” to MotoGP. Watch Lorenzo’s F1 test… Plans for new superstar test outings But now Wolff says he wants to see fellow racing/rallying heroes Rossi and Ogier also try the three-time World Championship-winning breed of Mercedes F1...
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