The Return of Schumacher...
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Johnny Feltcher
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Published on April 13, 2010
The brilliant and often controversial Michael Schumacher hits the Formula One Circuits again this season, driving for Mercedes who have bought out last season’s Constructors winners, Brawn Included in the buy-out package was Ross Brawn himself, who will head the new team and who has used his profound influence in attracting Schumacher back to Formula One
The brilliant and often controversial Michael Schumacher hits the Formula One Circuits again this season, driving for Mercedes who have bought out last season’s Constructors winners, Brawn. Included in the buy-out package was Ross Brawn himself, who will head the new team and who has used his profound influence in attracting Schumacher back to Formula One. The two have worked with each other before at Ferrari and there is very much mutual respect. Schumacher retired in 2006 but after a three season absence, his return is eagerly anticipated and the popularity of the sport is expected to be as big as ever in 2010, with Schumacher's return the main reason.
Schumacher to Formula One is at the same level as Tiger Woods is to golf and Roger Federer is to tennis, he is an absolute living legend who holds more F1 records than any other driver in history. Some of his records include:
Most Drivers Championships – 7 (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Most Race Victories – 91
Most Pole Positions – 68.
Fastest Laps – 76.
Points Scored – 1369
Races Won in Single Season – 13 in 2004.
He is also the only driver in history to have completed every race in one season in a podium position, which he achieved in 2002.
It is little wonder that his comeback from retirement has been treated with such enthusiasm by both racing fans and other drivers, particularly the newer ones such as 2008 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton and his successor in 2009, Jenson Button.
His return is even more exciting as this is the first season for some time when there could be as many as four teams with genuine claims to be the best, which includes Schumacher’s new team, Mercedes. His old team, for which he won five World Championships, Ferrari, is already looking the fastest team after the recent F1 testing trial in Jerez in February.
Button and Hamilton will be teaming up against Schumacher for McLaren, while Red Bull and Schumacher’s potential successor at Mercedes, Sebastian Vettel, will also be very competitive and could be a surprise contender in the Drivers Championship.
Comebacks in F1 are not always successful, but Nigel Mansell was certainly one who profited as too did Nicky Lauda, who came back and won the world championship in 1984. There is no reason, why F1’s greatest ever should not do the same.
Certainly the Bookmakers have not ruled him out making him fourth favourite to win an eighth world title with odds of around 13/2 with his Mercedes team mate, Nico Rosberg at 22/1. Favourite to win in fact is Ferrari’s newest recruit, Fernando Alonso given the two times drivers champion looks to be in the fastest car.
Schumachers comeback begins on 14 March when he will line up on the grid for the year’s first race, the Bahrain Grand Prix, which was won in 2009 by reigning world champion, Jenson Button, driving a Brawn – perhaps that’s a good omen for Schumacher! One thing is fore sure, it's set to be an exciting year for F1 fans!
Schumacher to Formula One is at the same level as Tiger Woods is to golf and Roger Federer is to tennis, he is an absolute living legend who holds more F1 records than any other driver in history. Some of his records include:
Most Drivers Championships – 7 (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Most Race Victories – 91
Most Pole Positions – 68.
Fastest Laps – 76.
Points Scored – 1369
Races Won in Single Season – 13 in 2004.
He is also the only driver in history to have completed every race in one season in a podium position, which he achieved in 2002.
It is little wonder that his comeback from retirement has been treated with such enthusiasm by both racing fans and other drivers, particularly the newer ones such as 2008 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton and his successor in 2009, Jenson Button.
His return is even more exciting as this is the first season for some time when there could be as many as four teams with genuine claims to be the best, which includes Schumacher’s new team, Mercedes. His old team, for which he won five World Championships, Ferrari, is already looking the fastest team after the recent F1 testing trial in Jerez in February.
Button and Hamilton will be teaming up against Schumacher for McLaren, while Red Bull and Schumacher’s potential successor at Mercedes, Sebastian Vettel, will also be very competitive and could be a surprise contender in the Drivers Championship.
Comebacks in F1 are not always successful, but Nigel Mansell was certainly one who profited as too did Nicky Lauda, who came back and won the world championship in 1984. There is no reason, why F1’s greatest ever should not do the same.
Certainly the Bookmakers have not ruled him out making him fourth favourite to win an eighth world title with odds of around 13/2 with his Mercedes team mate, Nico Rosberg at 22/1. Favourite to win in fact is Ferrari’s newest recruit, Fernando Alonso given the two times drivers champion looks to be in the fastest car.
Schumachers comeback begins on 14 March when he will line up on the grid for the year’s first race, the Bahrain Grand Prix, which was won in 2009 by reigning world champion, Jenson Button, driving a Brawn – perhaps that’s a good omen for Schumacher! One thing is fore sure, it's set to be an exciting year for F1 fans!