Valentino Rossi the motorbike was "finished." Ferrari driver Schumacher said that he felt "saddened" by Rossi's decision but supported it. Rossi subsequently signed a new contract with Yamaha for the 2007 and 2008 seasons, then for 2009 and 2010. Beyond his interest in F1, Rossi's strong passion is for rallying. In Rossi's youth one of his heroes was WRC Champion Colin McRae. Rally legend McRae taught Rossi the basics of driving a rally car. The two competed against each other at the 2005 Monza Rally Show, with McRae driving a Skoda Fabia WRC and Rossi winning in a Subaru Impreza WRC. His
WRC 3 event despite withdrawing from the championship in real life towards the end of the season. All 14 rallies from the official 2003 WRC calendar appear on the game. The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, "Famitsu" gave it a score of one eight, one nine, one seven, and one eight for a total of 32 out of 40. In the UK, "Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine" said that the game challenged Colin McRae, and listed it in their top 100 games. WRC 3 WRC 3 is a racing video game developed by Evolution