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During the F1 off-season, Mercedes-AMG F1's Kimi Antonelli visited Valentino Rossi's off-road ranch in Tavullia, Italy, spending time with Marco Bezzecchi and others. It has since been clarified that Antonelli did not actually ride, only observed.
An F1 driver rolling around in the dirt at Rossi's ranch on his time off — anyone who knows the sport understands exactly how much sense that makes. Off-road riding is basically a textbook in weight transfer and line choice, and that carries straight over to four-wheel instincts too. Even if Antonelli's just there watching, breathing that air alone changes something. Talent always gets called to two wheels eventually.
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Top F1 and MotoGP riders hanging out together in the same place, just seeing that gets me hyped.
The picture looks great, but since he himself says it was just a visit, talk of switching disciplines is way premature.
Antonelli's a young F1 driver, right? Does he have motorcycle experience too?
Don't know the details of his background, but it's actually pretty common for young drivers to do off-road training as a fundamental.
Bugs me that the article is light on actual details about what the meetup involved.
Rossi's ranch as always ends up being a venue for this kind of cross-discipline mingling.
There's an update saying it was just a visit, so isn't the 'signs of a switch to motorcycles' headline a bit sensationalist?
An F1 driver hanging out with Bezzecchi at Rossi's ranch, that's a surprising combo, kind of fun.
