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Zanardi: Valentino Rossi to Mercedes 'perfect' for F1
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Former Formula One driver and CART champion Alex Zanardi believes drafting MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi to replace Nico Rosberg at Mercedes would have been “perfect” to boost Formula One’s TV ratings. The triple world champions have had an opening alongside Lewis Hamilton since early December when the 2016 world champion announced his shock retirement a few days after winning the title. Hamilton's 'flat out or nothing' video Speaking to Italian newspaper La Gazetta dello Sport, Zanardi, who became a multiple Paralympic champion after losing both his legs in a horrific crash at the Lausitzring in 2001, thinks F1 could use Rossi’s immense popularity to draw...
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