Sorry if this has been posted before, but Byron Young saying it's a done deal.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/motorsport/2...15875-21895870/

I think James Allen doesn't seem to particularly like the idea of MS returning to action, and this affects his views on the matter.

In the meantime from the Bild article:



So MS was defeated by 'Yvonne Buise' ?

James Allen is a Ferrari nut who also wrote a biography of Schumacher. I find it hard to believe his dislike is born of anything other than his support for Schumacher or his legacy to the sport. At the very least a comeback gives him the opportunity to write a revised biography and make cash...

Maybe Schumacher can come back and be dynamite again - maybe not. Perhaps recent failed comebacks have caused Allen to be more concerned for the career of someone he greatly admires?

he always earned/deserved his #1 status, just look at what he has done with the mediocre ferrari team of the 90s



come on, so you are telling us that the 7 times WC with 91 gp wins, is just an avarage driver with top-notch pollitic skills ?

The more I think about it, the more I like it.

Of course it will be fun in itself watching him drive, but the main benefit must be that "the owl" will be gone from the Ferrari pit wall fo good.

That's what I think too and I cannot say I don't share his concerns, but then again we live just once - what is past glory and reputation good for, if Michael is not happy sitting at home? He's had all the glory and hype, maybe he is not so concerned about his reputation any more? He just wants to race. I have my concerns too, but I also love this. And while I love Ferrari and I'm a bit sad that Michael will be out of "the family" now and probably he will never be back again, but I have to say I wasn't this excited in the summer when he was about to return with the Scuderia. He's been there, done that. But Mercedes and Michael - now, this is something new, something exciting. And also back to his roots at the same time.

exactly, and all that "he only can lose with his comeback" is simply bs, no one will take away his titles/gp wins.
the man should do what he was born to do, racing !

You don't get several different teams, over 15 years, bowing to your every demand unless you're bring something pretty special in return.

He is taking a leak against a Mercedes?

1/ Cant agree Tony, there have been some incredibly fast drivers to grace F1 tracks, Mansell on his day possibly the fastest of all time but where did that get him without the very assets you list for MS? Not only was MS one of the group you call 'fastest' but his other assets including or even especially the ability to gain team favour is why he stands on his record today.

2/ I'm peeved about your 'age' statement, I'm going to have to give you a thrashing now, I'll just grab my glasses, finish my milk, put my hip brace on and then your in for it!

Car need a wash? Let Karcher do the dirty work for you

To the people saying it is risky of MS to comeback - as it will risk his reputation - what do you mean by that?

His reputation is what it is after 91 wins in F1. I can't see how anything is going to change that.

If he comes back now as an older guy and doesn't perform as he used to - are you going to be concluding 'oh, forget those 91 wins, he must have been shit after all'... or are you going to go with the altogether more plausible explanation that he's 'not as quick as he used to be' since stepping away and getting older?

How is the phenomenon of old age damaging to MS? I'm just not following the thinking here.

If he goes to Mercedes, Ferrari pays then a lot for that .... a lot!

Aaaaaahhh!! Would they just announce it already?!!!!! I'm going slightly mad! I find mysel hanging on every damn word of evey damn rumour. And I HATE doing that! This is simply getting too much!

I apologise. I know it's a worthless post. But I can't bear this any longer...

A comeback can change that, he can win a few more races!

Bild: Schumacher meets Montezemolo this week to discuss his switch to Mercedes. According to "Auto, Motor und Sport" the meeting is just a formality. Domenicali and Ferrari have already OKed Schuey's switch and they won't try to prevent him from leaving.

http://www.bild.de/BILD/sport/telegramm/sp...t=10818568.html

I bet Luca tries his best to put doubts in his mind though.

It would be good for Alonso if Schumi goes away. He should have gone away already in 2006. Maybe it's me but I fail to see how Michael Schumacher has helped the Ferrari F1 team in 2007-2009 - in fact I think he has hurt them more than helped.

So yeah I think it's perfect for Alonso if Schumacher finally leaves the team for good.

@meeting with luca

And this is the way it should be done. I know it isnt smart business-wise but after all these great things he has done for ferrari. There wasnt other way but let him go to Mercedes.
Never liked Luca but Im glad he can be for once a human not a corporate dick.

Luca: Alonso out, Schu in... - but "fat" chanse for that

Hope they will announce it this week.... the Rainmaster is back

If they make a switch and Alonso get's the Mercedes seat I wouldn't mind

Otherwise I agree with Anssi.

according to motorsport-total schumacher said himself that he's not intrested in money, and he's talking to Ross on a daily basis

I'm sorry what?????



BUT you have guaranteed us that he will never drive in F1 ever again....???

Rumour has it that it could be as much as $20m USD from Merc to get Schumacher with MS meeting this week with LDM to get the green light from him, out of respect to Ferrari.

Done deal I reckon.....Schumacher back in F1 for 2010.... Great news for the sport!

James Allen Reply:
December 14th, 2009 at 12:37 pm

I’m beginning to realise that this is true. Schumacher is coming back. Incredible

He helped Massa, alright.

If he really does come back i might actually have a reason to watch f1 next season
Now here's hoping the Kimi/Redbull connection pans out as rumoured so we might have two actual racers in f1 2011. Woohoo. Hamilton is a balls to the wall driver too but he's far too much of a mediawhore to actually support...

Are you serious? Most anticipated season in a long time

Media whore? Get real.

Hamilton, Vettel, Alonso, Massa - not to mention Button and Webber - it will be interesting to see if he can even make the podium next season.

read on PF1 forum that speedtv mentioned that a deal will be announced as early as today!

the silence from both MS and Ferrari camps is deafening....i think it's bound to happen!

Does Ross Brawn have any indication about how Schumi is going perform if he does come back? He's either going to be awesome, just the same as he was at his peak or he's going to be mediocre due to age and time taking its toll. Seems like an awfully big gamble for Brawn to take but I guess he has to take it if his only choices are Schumacher or Heidfield.

Cold you post us the link?
I'm very excited. I'm hoping it will be announced this week.

I can't imagine schumacher being mediocre, at least not if you compare him to the other drivers. Maybe if you would compare his performances to his peak days. Those days are behind him but even not as his peak he is still one of the best drivers out there with a hell of a lot experience and he is known to have the ability to build a team and develop cars.

It would be very amusing if MS beats Ferrari if he comes back,

He's Michael Schumacher. Of course he will. Brawn will keep Mercedes at a very high level, he's Ross Brawn.

I think thats all bullshit and each one helps the other to glorify F1 and 2 legends of it, it's a win win for both of them.

Who isn't interested to see MS back, visions of the great Silver Arrows Vs the legend that is Ferrari.

I have to take my hat off to him at the ROC China, his speed and smoothness was beyond what you would expect from a retired 40 year old!

Alonso vs Schumacher Part II.

Indeed. I would love to see some wet races in 2010, so we can see some vintage 1996 Schumacher magic at times in the race.... (oh, the moments.......)

Regardless of how the year panned out I wouldn't be too unhappy to see a masterful wet drive just one last time from him.

Then perhaps he doesn't like the fact that MS is about to return with another team?

I have to admit I'll be impressed if he does. If McLaren and Ferrari return to form and Red Bull maintain theirs, that doesn't leave much for the other teams - Brawn got the jump on everyone last season, I don't see that happening in 2010.

Schumacher back? Not a chance. Ok, I reckon he is young enough to do two or three competitive years, but why would he do that? Who delivered mushrooms to them all?

Agreed.

If he's not quite as awesome as he was, he's still Michael Schumacher.

And he'll hardly disgrace himself.

I say bring it on, I'd love to see him race again.

As a frequent poster in this thread I'll just say again that the greatest contribution that MS will bring will be to break the young driver fascination. At 38+ your are not slow. Many times you are just tired of going fast.

When someone 38+ is hungry for a win they have far more guile and experience to make it happen. Rarely do we see a top driver in a top car at that age for it to be caplitalised on or realised. Sadly, much of this impact will be anulled by the statement "He's Michael Schumacher, he's special."

He didn't look good in red golf shirts anyway.

here it is:

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On the Speed Report TV show, Speed TV announced that Schumacher could be announced as a Mercedes/Brawn driver as early as tomorrow!

and the link of the thread http://forum.planet-f1.com/index.php?t=msg...p;start=40&

I too, am very excited about this!!

Here is the link:

http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-...meback-reports/

And another one from today:

http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-...humis-decision/