Schumy has done great things for Ferrari ....All his race wins and all his WDC and WCC for them is not enough ??
Piero is just a creep himself, so STFU Piero and be greatfull for what Ferrari has become now with the help of the Schumy!

I haven't been reading every piece of gossip I can find, only just the main news stories of F1 sites every now and then. Usually I'm not one for these gossip type things. It starts out as someone's dream for what should happen, and then other people run with it. Story gets bigger and bigger and it's all BS.

But there seems to be some fire mixed in with this smoke. It'd be surprising if Schumacher isn't in F1 next year IMO. Brundle always said he would come back. All the media attention could become a bit annoying (like when he almost returned last year) but on track it'd definately spice things up and make the season alot more interesting. Seeing ROC, it's obvious he can still drive at a high level. Like always in F1, it'll come down to his fitness level and his car for how much success he can have. He's human he isn't a miracle worker. I don't think the three years off will make a huge difference. He might not be 100% (his peak of his career) but he'll be strong. I only worry about Rascasse with 26 cars on track. Joking.. Low fuel qualifying with cars setup to run on high fuel. We will see some special Q3 laps this season.

Schumacher reveals comeback is close

You can tell they feel hurt by Michael's decision which is sad, but then that's life. I think he did want to come back with Ferrari at first (hence Luca's three-car proposal) but since it failed he had no other choice than to switch teams if he wanted to race again.

And it's Luca's decision to break that private phone call to the media? That combined with this: "The real Michael Schumacher always told me he would finish his career at Ferrari." is very disappointing. Can't wait to see Schumacher in silver now.

so that GP2 or old F1 car test next month will determine if schumacher races or not.

I had kind of forgotten that Mercedes paid his way into F1 in the first place, just paying back his debt if you think about it - he did nothing for Mercedes in his F1 career except beat them often!

More on BBC website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport...one/8420601.stm

This "real Michael" thing that Luca is pitching is annoying me.

Indeed, I wonder which Michael Luca pressured into making a decision in 2006 to make way for the 'Future'.

yep the three car proposal makes lot more sense now. there must have been some kind of dispute with luca when they canceled kimi's contract and had a driver to fill in that role, so it must have been between alonso and schumacher for kimi's seat. and maybe schumacher got hurt by ferrari's decision to turn to alonso.

With that sort of sentiment, it's pretty clear that whether or not Michael races next year, he's pretty much done with Ferrari.

Even as a dyed in the wool tifosi, I find the prospect of his return exciting as hell. I wish him luck.

This story sounds like it really is gathering pace now.

Good on old Schumacher, will be great to have him back.

Sucks for Quick Nick though.

I expect Nick to be confirmed at either Renault or Sauber before Christmas now. Michael is definately back. Absolutely fantastic IMO

I hope, that Schumi will win the Grand Prix of Italy in 2010, in a Silver Arrow

Forza Mercedes

I'm sure they do feel hurt and most at Ferrari are probably justified in being so. Luca however is not one of them, his role in Michael's retirement did not appear a positive one and friend or not, there was clearly friction there for a time.

I thought that when I booked my tickets for Monza last August...

Exactly, Ferrari and especially Luca don't need to play the hurt little kid. Im sure they are disappointed that Michael didn't end his career with Ferrari but they have to blame themselfs as well. Ferrari have no reason whatsoever to debate Michael's decision. He has done everything for Ferrari, never questioned his team nor the partners in public and kept the shit in the team.

Good luck Michael if you go to Mercedes.

Front page news in the land of bier and bratwurst.

http://www.bild.de/

His neck is fine now, it wasn't in August.

same here. This time i will wait 2 race to see whether his neck wont break under pressure and then Im booking tickets to hungaro and spa

ditto.. what a stupid thing to say..

LDM

Can't wait to see the new Schumacher dish out some of his dirty moves against the team where the old Schumacher used to drive..

The neck was perfectly fine, just like Glock's back..

Fingers crossed I will be able to see him race live for the first when I go to Spa next year.

Anyway here's a Legard blog on his return which also includes another interesting quote from Di Montezemelo about Kimi Raikonnen who he says 'went around fishing" while Massa was fighting it out with Hamilton for the championship!'.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/jonathanlegard/...s-presiden.html

Frankly I feel that Ferrari will feel thankful and Mercedes will regret this move and Nico's career will blossom when it's revealed that Michael's past it.

He was faltering badly in his last season making loads of mistakes. This is an ego trip that's going to backfire big time IMHO.

It might be a "new Michael" but he obviously has the same arrogance and I really feel for his family having promised them that he wouldn't go back.

As they say "there's no fool like an old fool"

Luca seems to be on a roll.

Well Luca is clearly upset and it would be odd if he wasn't. He just lost one of the best assets Ferrari had. Perhaps some of what he said has been lost in translation however.

More from Montezemolo's speech (from Bild):

- Michael was ready to race at Ferrari in a third car, but unfortunately Ferrari couldn't push through the three-car idea. So they could offer him nothing to stay.

- When he had to call off replacing Massa he was devastated.

Luca is Luca. I actually enjoyed his little speech on Michael, it was so typically Luca. It would be odd if they felt nothing.

No. The old Schumacher has died. This is the new Schumacher.

It's probably as I've suspected all along anyway. The sentience known as Michael Schumacher is a robot. Someone has simply updated the software.

I'd love, absolutely love, to see Michael Schumacher back in F1! I dig it!

Who made loads of mistakes? Rosberg? You are badly misinformed.

But this new Schumacher is older than the old Schumacher who was younger than the new Schumacher.
Something isn't right here...

He means Schumacher, but he is still gigantically ill-informed.

Mercedes have handled this poorly PR wise, by the time they finally announce Schumie's signing, everyone will be like


the surprise now will be if he isnt on the grid in Bahrain next year...

thats not mercedes fault. because of the neck it couldnt be really dealt differently. if they didnt have to check the neck the deal would be already signed

The moment he steps foot in front of the worlds press in those silver overalls any errors in announcing/handling this deal will be forgotten.

True, it could end up being a long-winded version of when he was to replace Massa.. the discussions feels similar..

what a difference 3 weeks make...

Agreed.

Still it will feel weird supporting another team other than Ferrari

Didn't she also left Ferrari? (Bild)

But it's always like this. Inevitably there will always be rumours, news leaked. It was the same with Alonso+Ferrari. By the time it happened, everybody was like: "Finally, we were already bored by the rumours."

BTW, Luca was on a roll indeed. Off topic, but: http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/formel1/...zelgaenger.html

About Alonso: "I told him: if you drive for us, because we want you, then you drive for a team, for a group, not only for yourself. If you want an own team, fantastic, then go and make one like John Surtees."

What did they suppose to annouce if everything was in midst of negotiations, tests, etc. You would be among first to critique them had they came out and said something to the effect "we think about this and that, but maybe this, maybe that...."

There is due dilligence process, and we just have to wait until it gets concluded.

I understand what you mean so I've decided to split my allegiance. Schumacher WDC and Ferrari WCC.

Simples (in theory). I managed it last year supporting Vettel and Ferrari. I cant abandon them. I didn't start following them because of Schumacher, it was because of Irvine. But it is possible to support a driver who doesn't drive for your favourite team.

This is a bit new to me. I wasn't online when he retired (financial reasons) and I've never got overly defensive about a driver (Vettel a little). This has changed things. If Alonso and Schumacher have a tussle I will side with Schumacher.

Schumacher's in at Mercedes, it's a done deal. Just waiting for the medical next week.

I believe the "neck" story is bullsh!t.

Schumi wants to see how fast the car is before he commits.

They could check the neck today.

They are waiting for the car tests at Adu Dhabi, Jan 6-7.

I'm in the same boat. I'm just glad it's not McLaren or Renault...

tifosi4life? But you'll support another team?

Once the Scuderia signed Alonso the writing was on the wall.

There was suddenly no place for Schumacher on the pit wall and his comrades in arms had all moved to pastures new. Schumacher is clearly still in love with F1 and Ferrari were forcing him onto the side lines. Hardly surprising that he's been tempted to move like his former teammates. The Scuderia is bigger than any one person.