Moto GP legend Valentino Rossi has been in the Mercedes factory this week, getting a seat fitting for a currently undisclosed event with the world champions.
Rossi, a seven-time Moto GP champion, and Lewis Hamilton are set to trade wheels Monday at Valencia's Circuit Ricardo Tormo.
Speaking of the car swap earlier this month, Hamilton said: "Just being on the same track at the same time as Valentino is going to be very, very surreal, and a real honour, because he's such an icon in the sport, and he's done so much. It'll be cool to see him in my car as well."
Rossi is no stranger to F1 machinery. The Italian driver enjoyed several impressive tests for Ferrari in the early 2000s. So impressive, in fact, that many tipped Rossi to follow the example of John Surtees in switching from two wheels to four, but the swap never materialised.
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