MOTO GP

Alonso invites Rossi to compete in the 24h of Le Mans

The Spanish Fernando Alonso invited on Thursday (7) the Italian driver Valentino Rossi to race with him in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in France.
According to the Spanish press, the double F1 world champion would be ready to participate for the third time in the prestigious endurance race on the French circuit and would like to have an excellent teammate.
Alonso, according to the newspaper "As", made the invitation to Rossi in a live on social networks.
"I would tell Valentino to race at Le Mans, because it is an experience for life. You need to prepare well for the race because everything is very professional and very competitive, it is not just resistance, there is no time to relax," said the Spaniard .
In the past, Rossi had repeatedly confessed to being tempted to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The former Ferrari driver, who ran and won twice at Le Mans, said he had clear ideas about his future and that plans for 2021 are well defined.
"I know more or less what to do, I hope to announce this sooner," said Alonso.
The 2020 MotoGP season has not yet started due to the new coronavirus pandemic. At 41 years of age, this would be Rossi's last year at Yamaha, as the team announced in January that Fabio Quartararo will be Maverick Viñales' partner from the 2021 edition of the category.
The Italian has the option to go to Petronas, a former Quartararo team, or to retire. In 2019, Rossi finished the season in seventh place, adding 174 points. Ansa.it