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'Fierce, insane speeds and unforgiving, this sport is phenomenal.'

Formula One's Lewis Hamilton is said to be keen on a ride swap with seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi.Lewis Hamilton said he wants"100 percent" to ride a MotoGP bike and is hoping for more time on two wheels to be ready for the challenge.

The British five-time Formula One champion has made no secret of his love for motorbikes and attended MotoGP's season opener in Qatar on Sunday as a guest of the Petronas-backed Yamaha team. "Fierce, insane speeds and unforgiving, this sport is phenomenal," the Mercedes driver tweeted afterwards."What an experience! How about you guys let me ride next time?"

It followed Hamilton trialling a Yamaha World Superbike at Jerez in December and he told motogp.com that he wants to experience more. "100 percent I'm going to ride one, I'm building up to it," he said ahead of embarking on his Formula One world championship defence in Melbourne in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.

 

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