WRC trying to steal Rossi
"I have helped Valentino out with a car for rallies because he would be great for the sport and I'd love to see him in a full WRC season," Richards told British newspaper, The People. "I know that he is signed to Yamaha for next year's MotoGP, but we want to get him in a full WRC car for next year's Rally GB and then to see if he wants to sign up for a season.
"Valentino has told me how rally is what he wants to do. But it is just a case of what happens with Yamaha – and what happens next season, because I know that he wants to claim his eighth crown in MotoGP. But if he does then I'll be trying to make sure that he is in a full works WRC car for the season after because he would be fantastic for the sport and he's still so young that his career could also be a long won. Rossi would be great for the fans."