Rossi on impressive form for Ferrari

While his multiple MotoGP titles are testament to his supreme pace on two wheels, on Thursday Valentino Rossi demonstrated he’s no slouch in a Formula One car either, as his Ferrari test at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya drew to a close. Rossi has been in action for two days at the Spanish track in a 2008-spec car as a reward for winning his seventh championship last year.

The 30 year-old, who last tested for the Italian team at their test circuit at Mugello in November 2008, clocked a best lap of 1m 21.900s towards the end of the day’s running. With his time just over two tenths down on Kimi Raikkonen’s 2008 lap record of 1m 21.670s, Rossi was delighted with his pace.