Lewis Hamilton impresses Yamaha boss during session with Valentino Rossi

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11:24, 12 Dec 2019

Lewis Hamilton impressed Yamaha's boss, Lin Jarvis, during his day on Valentino Rossi's Moto GP bike. The two racing icons had a go on each other's machines and enjoyed the event that was put on by Monster Energy.

"I was very impressed by Lewis's performance, because how many four-wheel champions could come here and get on an M1, go our there and do themselves proud?" said Jarvis to Autosport.

"It's very difficult to ride a motorcycle fast on track and even more challenging and demanding to ride a factory MotoGP bike."

Hamilton has been vocal of his love for motorbikes and owns a few himself.

"What stood out for me was the moment when he and Valentino were out, really close together, side by side on their M1s.

"Lewis has said that he's been a fan of MotoGP and Valentino for years.

"It was his wish to ride on track together with Valentino and to have the experience one day to ride an M1, and he got both wishes at the same time.

"It was fantastic to see that even a six-time Formula 1 world champion, who has already achieved so many things, can still realize a dream at a special occasion like this."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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