Valentino Rossi talked with Ferrari about racing in the team's second car at next weekend's Formula One Italian Grand Prix but decided against it, the MotoGP champion has said.

"I talked with Ferrari about racing at Monza. But without testing and not being in a fight for the title, it would not have been logical," he told today's Gazzetta dello Sport.

Ferrari instead opted for Force India's Italian driver Giancarlo Fisichella, who will race for the world champions for the remainder of the season.

He replaces Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer, who struggled in his two races after coming in for the injured Felipe Massa.

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