`He`s a Yamaha rider this year`
A pair of spokespeople close to Valentino Rossi have played down the Italian`s presence at the group formula one test in Valencia this week.
The MotoGP champion`s Spanish seat in the Ferrari camp has been widely interpreted as the most serious indication yet that he could switch to the four wheeled category in 2007.

Indeed, it is a media circus at the southern Spanish venue, with nearly 150 journalists accredited to attend his 3-day run. They had a field day on Tuesday, with Rossi spinning on his eleventh corner of the day.

A spokesperson for Rossi`s Yamaha team said: ``He`s a Yamaha rider this year and all parties are 100 per cent aware he is testing F1 cars.``

A spokesman for Rossi`s agent, meanwhile, told the BBC: ``Two wheels is his job, four wheels is his hobby.``

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