Recently, friend of ours mentioned a show he'd seen where heart monitors had been affixed to MotoGP riders as they ran flat-out over a circuit. While most of the riders' cardio rates increased drastically, especially during hairball situations, Valentino Rossi remained as cool as a cucumber at zero degrees Kelvin. Rumored to be up for a seat with Ferrari, the switch to F1 from MotoGP makes sense, if one considers that when a man reaches a certain age (Rossi's 26), he gets the urge to settle down. F1's brand of crazed boredom might just be a great fit. [Update: The heart-monitor footage referenced above is from a film called Faster, which comes highly recommended by reader Joshua. Thanks for the tip, sir.]
Rossi hits back [Wheels24, NZ]
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