Seven-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi is on course to test new employer BMW’s LMDh prototype. Full story ⬇️
BMW has stated that it is planning to give the 43-year-old Italian a test outing in the M Hybrid V8, probably some time toward the end of the year.
The revelation follows the announcement from the German manufacturer just before Christmas that Rossi isBMW M Motorsport boss Andreas Roos said: “We plan to give him the chance of a test. “There is the plan to give him the chance to experience a nice car like the GTP [the class in which the M Hybrid will run in the IMSA SportsCar Championship].Roos ruled out Rossi getting behind the wheel of the LMDh in the short term as BMW begins its maiden season with the car in the North American IMSA series.“I think at the moment we all have enough work to do and enough things to sort to be best prepared [for the IMSA campaign].
The German manufacturer will enter the Hypercar class of the WEC in 2024 with the WRT team with which Rossi made the full-time switch to four wheels last season.“As he hasn’t ever driven a car like this [the M Hybrid], we first to have him in the car and see how he gets along with the car, how he feels in the car.
“There will be tests and we will see from there what next steps we can do, whether there is the possibility yes or no [for him to race the M Hybrid].”
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