I thought MS simply changed his role as at Ferrari and now he is involved in developing road cars only. Wasn't this planned some time ago?

i just listened to EJ interview on bbc website... he seems to base all his thinking on having witnessed Mercedes Chief, Ross and MS in "deep conversation".... wonder whether that can all be extracted from witnessing a deep conversation... but then again.. what else could that deep conversation be about.. perhaps something other than F1...?

let's say for now its EJ speculating... and i'll just wait and see... but i dont see MS being unfit for the drive. it would be the incredible MS at work if he comes back...

Look at EJ's timeline of events. Its already certain that Nico signed a while ago so there was only one seat available at Merc. This meeting took place in Abu Dhabi, which was before they found out that Button had gone to Mclaren. Given the outbursts coming out of Fry, this was obviously a shock. EJ is convinced that Button was pushed out, which Button implied that his reason for leaving Merc completely contradicts EJ as does the statements coming out of Merc. Why would they have been in negotiations with Schumacher if they thought they had 2 drivers? None whatsoever. EJ is only speculating to make headlines, and he has certainly done that.

Look at EJ's timeline of events. Its already certain that Nico signed a while ago so there was only one seat available at Merc. This meeting took place in Abu Dhabi, which was before they found out that Button had gone to Mclaren. Given the outbursts coming out of Fry, this was obviously a shock. EJ is convinced that Button was pushed out, which Button implied that his reason for leaving Merc completely contradicts EJ as does the statements coming out of Merc. Why would they have been in negotiations with Schumacher if they thought they had 2 drivers? None whatsoever. EJ is only speculating to make headlines, and he has certainly done that.

bbc covering a story on EJ hearsay? wow.

he is completely clueless and still to this day it is beyond me how this man was a team owner for so long.

MS spokeswoman, Sabine, says he will not race in F1 next year.

Some seem to forget that EJ hired Schumi for his first drive.

He hasn't raced F1 since 2001 and he's not interested. Villeneuve would be a better choice honestly. And I like Mika.

JA on the schumi to merc news

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2009/11/schu...-is-it-serious/

Q:How seriously should we treat Eddie Jordan’s word? Does what he says carry any weight?

A:You’ve watched him on TV this season. You be the judge.

Q: On 5Live, Eddie Jordan said that Merc told JB he wasn’t wanted and should seek employment elsewhere. This seems to contradict what Nick Fry has claimed. Can you clear the muddied water at all?

A: Where do you start when talking about what Eddie Jordan said…?

She said, "never say never" but "highly unlikely".

Apart from what EJ said, understand what CGB and RB have done together in the past and how Mercedes paid EJ to bring CGB on board.

You know as well as I do that Ross, Haug and Mikey are interested in the prospect regardless of what EJ says.

Another hilarious comment from James Allen about EJ:

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2009/11/what...konen/#comments

They are both pundits who sometimes get it right and sometimes or a lot of times get it wrong.
I remember JA suggesting that the JB/Mclaren rumours were just bluffs; JB to get more money out of Brawn and Mclaren to upset them or something to that effect. But to JA's credit that was just an analysis or opinion.

Apart from what EJ said, understand what CGB and RB have done together in the past and how Mercedes paid EJ to bring CGB on board.

You know as well as I do that Ross, Haug and Mikey are interested in the prospect regardless of what EJ says.

I agree, they are interested (as we speak he is in hard training) Mika Häkkinen. Mika has no neck injury, and he fits perfectly in the team.

But on the other hand, both are separated, sort of free from family demands.

When you have reach 40+, and been out of F1 for years, as a team manager I would have picked the one who was not injured.

isn't schumacher under contract with ferrari!!?

Doesn´t that sarcasism say it all..

Joe Saward offers some insight into why this is the dumbest rumor so far this silly season: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/...ael-schumacher/

brainfart from a bottle of Glenfiddich.

This guy wrote that in about 2 and a half minutes after having a brainfart from a bottle of Glenfiddich.

Not as before. He will not be attending races as a consultant. He would be working with road cars on suspension tuning and press releases etc. Adding some cachet to the sales.

I'm sure it was a gift position that would be mutually beneficial. An easy out if need be. Ferrari contracts are not worth the paper the are written on we've seen recently.

Well they matter to Ferrari and i am certain that Ferrari wouldn't allow him to race for another team even if he wanted to (while he has a contract with them). I am not saying that it is a nice thing to do, but Ferrari will only care about Ferrari.

True, but I imagine that Schumacher is rich enough to buy out is contract if necessary.

He's also smart enough that if he ends his driver's consulting role and has a new contract written up for the road car development, that HE is in the driver's seat on the contract and that there is a easy out clause.

He doesn't need the money. He does it for fun. He can walk away at any time. therefore understand that it is HE who has the upper hand, not Ferrari. I guarantee you that he could end the contract without penalty or repercussions. Why does everyone on this board think a contract MUST end when it ends. Mike would just cease to be paid and he'd walk out the door I'm sure. you think he's locked himself into a contract that he can't get out of? You think Ferrari has that kind of grip on him? No way. Todt is gone, the driving contract obligation he was under is well expired, Alonso is there now, Massa is in his last year I assume. Ferrari has milked the cow and they have moved on.

He's also smart enough that if he ends his driver's consulting role and has a new contract written up for the road car development, that HE is in the driver's seat on the contract and that there is a easy out clause.

He doesn't need the money. He does it for fun. He can walk away at any time. therefore understand that it is HE who has the upper hand, not Ferrari. I guarantee you that he could end the contract without penalty or repercussions. Why does everyone on this board think a contract MUST end when it ends. Mike would just cease to be paid and he'd walk out the door I'm sure. you think he's locked himself into a contract that he can't get out of? You think Ferrari has that kind of grip on him? No way. Todt is gone, the driving contract obligation he was under is well expired, Alonso is there now, Massa is in his last year I assume. Ferrari has milked the cow and they have moved on.

Record-breaking multiple F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher will sensationally return to the grid with Mercedes Grand Prix in 2010 – that is the expert view of BBC pundit Eddie Jordan, the man who first gave the German his break in the top flight almost two decades ago.

Mercedes has played down speculation in the international media that Michael Schumacher will be driving for the newly-branded outfit next year. The 7-time World Champion, who drove for the German marque in sports cars before making his Formula 1 debut in 1991, had been linked with a full-time seat ahead of the 2010 season.

With Brawn GP becoming Mercedes GP and World Champion Jenson Button moving to McLaren, Schumacher has been tipped by several F1 insiders as the ideal team-mate to compatriot Nico Rosberg, who is also yet to be signed up for next year. Despite admitting that the possibility would be 'a dream', however, the silver arrows have revealed that a link-up with Schumacher will not happen.

"It's clear that there will always be speculation as long as one cockpit is still free," a spokesman for Mercedes, as quoted by Reuters, said on Saturday, "and some speculations are nothing but dreams which will not come true."

A notable believer of a Schumacher deal was former team owner and BBC television pundit Eddie Jordan who, like F1 commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone, believed that a deal may already be in place. With the smart money firmly on Rosberg, though, fellow countryman Nick Heidfeld is seemingly a likely candidate for the second seat.

hmm.. so the deal is off now.