Friday 31 July 2009

F1 - Schumacher's Comeback


Michael Schumacher returned to the wheel of a Formula One car on Friday when he tested a 2007 Ferrari in the first step of his comeback.

The 40-year-old, who retired at the end of 2006, drove 67 laps at the Mugello track near Florence. "It's a great thing getting back on the track with an F1 even if this was a car from 2007," he said after the session.

F1 testing is banned during the season but Schumacher was allowed to drive an old car as he undergoes a programme of preparation to make sure he is fit to race.

Michael Schumacher is due to take part in the European Grand Prix in Valencia on August 23 as a replacement for Brazilian Felipe Massa, who was seriously injured in a freak accident during qualifying for last weekend's Hungarian Grand prix in Budapest.

F1 rules says: NO IN-SEASON TESTING! Yet Ferrari They 'get by that rule'­ by saying it is last years car! Michael Schumacher get out there­ testing, and may have 'found' some changes that should be­ made to the 2009 car! What the Ferrari just did 'IS' mid season testing, pure and­ simple! Getting the greatest driver in F1 history to­ 'fill-in' is great, but to do that by breaking­ the rules is DIFFERENT! Do you­ think Mclaren, Brawn, ect, would be allowed to play­ that game, I THINK NOT! The rules SHOULD be applied­ to EVERYONE, and there should be NO exceptions!­