Daniil Medvedev: From Tennis to Racing – The Shocking Transition

El tennis player Daniil Medvedev. (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)

He is number three in the world. In his record he has a Grand Slam, the US Open that he took from Novak Djokovic in 2021. Daniil Medvedev is one of the tennis players who is most in focus, both for his game and for his character. A professional since 2014, at 27 years old, the Russian has managed to win five titles this season: Masters 1,000 in Rome and Miami, and the ATP tournaments in Dubai, Doha and Rotterdam. The Russian’s strong character is also something that draws attention, when on more than one occasion he has been involved in a series of confrontations with the public, the last one this year in Paris.

While it is true that the retirement of the elite is not something he has in mind at the moment, in which he still has growth ahead of him, such as reaching the top of the ranking, Medvedev is clear about what he wants to do when he retires. His dream is to race the Ferrari Challenge alongside other amateur drivers and on the best circuits in the world. “Racing is something I’m going to try, I’m sure, it all depends on how my life goes, but I’m going to try to be an amateur racing driver. That is my dream. It’s clear that I can’t be a professional anywhere anymore, but it would be nice to run the Ferrari Challenge or something similar. You pay money and spend the whole year racing on the best circuits in the world,” Medvedev commented in an interview with the British newspaper Express.

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No more tennis! My training for @F1 has officially started!! ????????@kvyatofficial @alex_albon pic.twitter.com/5xYKtdTwK0

— Daniil Medvedev (@DaniilMedved) February 4, 2022

The number three is clear that when he retires he wants to continue competing, but with cars. Medvedev believes that he would be a good racing driver and hopes to have a chance: “I feel like I wouldn’t be so bad at racing, we’ll see after my tennis career if I have time for something. I hope to have some opportunities, as I have many friends who would like this too.”

The tennis player’s love for the sport of motorsport is nothing new, as he has already been seen in the paddock on more than one occasion. Every time his calendar allows it and he can, the Russian is present at the Great Circus, he did it in Abu Dhabi 2022 and this season at the Spanish Grand Prix. “I like Formula 1, in general, I like many sports, but I don’t have time to watch them all. Of course, if I have the opportunity to go see a GP, I’ll go see it. I love racing and also go karting. If there is a track close to where I am, I try to race there. From what I hear, there are very good and talented people, I love hearing that,” Daniil concluded.

If you take into account McLaren’s method of supporting Lando Norris, Medvedev’s taste for Formula 1 may not seem strange at all. The Briton reproached himself at the end of the season for having done a “shitty job” in the qualifying rounds. this season. The Woking team, with the intention of supporting the pilot, one of the ways they looked for was how to replicate the “entourage” of people who accompany the tennis players (also letting Norris aim for consistency instead of perfection). “When you analyze the opportunities with the drivers, with the athletes at this level, you do it as a group. You do it in 360 degrees around the pilot. “You can see in tennis, those players have an entourage of people around them, which is to support the incredible performance and really achieve the best of their potential,” says team director Andrea Stella.

2023-12-18 13:47:00
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