Michael Schumacher is all set to make a Formula One comeback at the Euro GP in three weeks.
Schumacher has agreed with Ferrari bosses to replace the injured Felipe Massa, providing the seven-time world champion is declared race fit.
Michael had a motorbike accident earlier in the year, so Ferrari want to check there aren’t any physical problems before officially announcing him and getting him in the F60.
A car he hasn’t ever driven, and due to the testing ban this year, one he won’t drive until Friday practice in Valencia.
A day that we’re already looking forward to, as are many of you, and no doubt so are many of the drivers.
Lewis Hamilton has said in the past that Michael is an idol of his, and he always wanted to race against the Ferrari legend.
Now it looks like he’ll get his chance.
One man who probably isn’t looking forward to Big Schu’s return though, is fellow Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen.
Imagine if the German steps into the car and destroys Kimi’s lap times straight off the bat?
That will not look good for the Finn.
But anyway, what do you think’s going to happen?
One thing looks likely at least, and that is Schumacher closong out the season with Ferrari, while Felipe recovers.
And Michael’s been known to be quite handy when it comes to developing a car and squeezing every 100th out of it…
What happens if he decides to return to F1 for good, would he replace kimi or massa, unlikly but i can still hope
I cant wait!! Everyone will get the race they wanted now. Hamilton vs Schumacher
Revival of interest in the sport is the first thing that comes to mind with Big Schu’s possibility in the scarlet Ferrari.
I hope he shows the same spunk that got him to where he is
i bet they gonna be a good race between Lewis and schuey gonna be immense
Its going to be awsum to watch the legend agian
I don’t think we can expect phenomenal results from him, his last race was almost three years ago, just remember Villeneuve’s comback in Renault… although I do hope that Michael is not Jaques and Ferrari is no Renault.
This is gonna be epic!!
I’ld love to see Kimi and Big Schu side by side!
I presume Kimi is gonna end up crashing his car or something.
Or he’s gonna go full on to try and get ahead of Schu…!
this will be very nice i think
not a fan of Schumacher but i’m glad he’s back.
Ferrari is back too
This is actualy sending shivers down my spine, the excitement. I will be 100% glued to the TV for the entire weekend!
Could not be less excited if I tried.
There are plenty of good young drivers who should be given the chance.
This is just cynical manipulation by Ferrari of the constructors championship.
Hope Filipé Massa is better soon & regains his seat.
Paul
Is Top Gear giving the Stig/Schuey time off to race?
Let’s be realistic, I think he will do adequately, but will feel his injury, age and lack of experience with the F60. He still will be quick, he IS a legend after all. But what will the press say if he writes off a car two in a few weeks time? Even Lance Armstrong could not win the Tour this year..
I hope though that he destroys all competition. And the Stig stunt proves that Germans can have a sense of humour after all
@Musashi Well you’ll notice it’s the last in the series this Sunday, so there’s no more filming to do for a few months…
Shumacher is back and it going to be a great race between hamilton and shumacher.
Can’t wait.
what about top gear?? who is going to be the stig if Schumacher wont come back to top gear i would be upset if he wasnt the stig and didnt come back to top gear !!!!!
Now if we could just get Jacques Villeneuve in car this year we’d have 5 world champs on the track at once!
this is going to be an exciting race with scumacher in it
As a massive Schuey fan, I can’t wait for Vanlencia!
:D:D
Now all we need is Hakkinen back, then we really got a race!
Get well soon Massa
I think he should compete in his Stig outfit, that would be hilarious!!. Stiggy on the top of the podium looking blank as he is given the champagne – priceless!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I said they should have the Stig…
Yay!
The race i want to see is schuey v vettel.
schuey v mini schuey!
@13 Stig is free, the TG-season has ended. That’s why this season is so short: ‘They say he is clairvoyant for opportunities to drive Ferraris. They also say he is faster in F1 than Finnish drivers that like rallying.’ Except for Mika, once or twice
One problem: these days F1-drivers are obliged to give interviews. Even Kimi is better at that than the Stig.
Interesting to see how much he can get out of the car, and it should at the very least make Kimi drive out of his skin so he doesn’t get embarassed.
I don’t think people will get the Schumacher v Hamilton race they expect though, as the McLaren is ahead of the Ferrari at the moment and they’ve both stopped developing for this year now (apparently).
Still, its fantastic for the sport, regardless of the circumstances that have led to his return, and as for Ferrari, he’s probably still the best they could get for helping them solve the problems of this dog of a car. If testing was allowed I’ve no doubt he’d have been living at Fiorano or Maranello in order to get the car to the head of pack again.
Brilliant brilliant news though!
I am fit to bursting with excitement. Question to every one. He cannot drive the F60 until spain because of the testing ban but presumably Ferrari could hire out Mugello and have Michael lapping an F2008 constantly for ‘exhibition/ demonstration’ over the next few weeks. Would this be allowed in the rules?
How is testing defined?
I don’t feel so good. Can I call in sick?
cant wait to c schumacher adn barachellio racing against eachother after everytin barachellio has said bout schumacher since he retired!
anyone who reckons that ms will be a match in any way for kr is delusional – 3 years ago, they were on a par; now, no way!
Its great news – the only possible stand in for Massa given the circumstances. I can finally watch F1 again and care about the outcome. I just hope Schumy can show them that he hasn’t lost any of his ability and show Lewis what a true champion is made of.
well, I’m not sure if I’m a little too paranoic, but this hole thing seems strange to me.. just right now, when the F1 is losing so much of its appeal, when BMW decides to step out after this season, when things looked very bad… there is this accident and Michael Schumcher steps backs in… people regain interest in the F1… way to improve the attention…don’t know, I just don’t trust F1 entirely…
No offense guys, but no1 outside the UK is interested in Hamilton vs Schuey. It’s the Schue versus the Raik. Not for any other reason than Kimi is as fast as good as any other car but he’s the only one with the same car. Has Schue still got it? I can’t wait to first practice.
Crazy!! But I like it alot!!
Please try and get Michael the white suit, he should have 2 Min to change after the weight-in at the end of the race, I for one will gladly pay a nominal sum to someone/body, if everyone did this and let him know,I’m sure he’ll be up for it………
@creeko apparently old jaques is coming back to F1 next year with USF1 (or whatever the yanks are calling their team)
Some say he’s a tamed racing driver… and that he is confused by clouds. All we know is, friday practice is going to be fascinating to watch for the first time in ages.
@33 I think its just bernie and his bag of spanners you don’t trust! But to be fair there is no way he could have set up the Massa accident it was just too random. He may however be responsible for the choice of Schumacher as replacement driver.
Some say he looks better in red all we know is….
I’m a bit apprehensive… I guess the thought of it is quite exciting, but the race will probably turn out to be underwhelming. If this can bring the pre-Raikkonen out though, I’ll be so chuffed.
Didn’t his people release a statement saying that Schumacher was 200% certain that he wouldn’t return?
I think we all need to keep in mind that Michael hasn’t driven a F1 car for three odd years, and that in F1 terms is donkey years!
That said, I am excited to watch Michael take to the track again. I don’t expect him to be as fast as the leading pack out the gate but I’m sure that as long as he stays fit, he should manage to get a result or too.
What is important is we done forget about Massa, I pray he gets well soon and that he is in good shape, after all, he has to be a daddy in a few months.
pre-2007 Raikkonen that was…
With 7 races left in the season, that would bring his total to 257 – one more than Patrese… just wait for Ricardo to buy himself into ToroRosso for the last two races of the season!
i dt think tat mshumy is the real stig tho, it was a gag or a joke of somesort in order to increase ratings, if it was him, why is he still driving with his helmet and not showing his face? and some bbc person said that it is a gag..
anyway, it will be a fantastic season to come, since shumy was winnin earlier coz all the others cars were rubbish, but now, we got the redbulls, the brawns(maybe), toyotas and williams also a bit competitive, mclarens and the ferraris, and it will be a city circuit, something shumacher has not raced on..
we need to wait and see, the last gp was exciting, coz we are starting to see a mixed startup line, now we will see one with shumacher in it.. hopefully fair play and no accidents.
I tell you what would be awesome, a one off F1 masters race! last race of the season, get all the old legends back in for a one off!
Imagine that! Jacques, Damon, DC, Mika, Panis, Alesi hell even get Brundle in the act!
I just looked up Ricardo Patrese on Wikipedia and it say he competed in 257 Races but only 256 Starts how is that possible di he take over someones mind halfway through a GP or parachute into the car or miss the first lap due to lady fun?
WHY?
Wait, do people still genuinely think that Schumacher is the Stig? I thought the guys made it more than obvious that he isn’t.
As I recall Michael gets lost around the track when he is not wearing the Stig Super Suit.
There are 2 events that many of us would like to see.
1. Hamilton trying to overtake Michael and fail badly
2. Hamilton crapping himself before the race because he is up against Michael.
The thought of someone parachuting into a F1 car is massively entertaining.
Awesome, I can’t wait for Valencia… it’s going to be fantastic! I just hope that the likes of Hamilton, Vettel et al don’t think they have to prove themselves to the big man and make mistakes that they otherwise wouldn’t make. It’s going to be a superb weekend!
Interest in the sport has suddenly peaked, even if the governing body has recently been hammering in the nails into the sports coffin.
Can’t wait to see Schuey out on the track again. Hamilton vs Schuey? Old Rat vs Young Gun… Let the games begin!!!!…..
I’m not a big fan of Schuey or Ferrari, but this is going to be emensely good, i can’t wait to see Lewis thrash Schuey in Spain!
Schumy has always kept his hand in (or should that be foot)at Ferrari so he may not be as far behind as people are expecting. He is massively instrumental within Ferrari, in terms of the development of the both road & race cars so hopefully he can still deliver in for a full F1 race. But it will be great to see him return whatever the result. I can imagine Raikkonen will not be best pleased – oh well, how would we know its not like the Iceman shows much emotion either way
As long as Massa makes a full recovery everyone will be happy. Best Wishes to Felipe.
Very interesting, but I fear that Schumacher will flop like old Nigel way back when he came to McLaren (95 I think). Schuey hasn’t raced for ages now, and Kimi is going to destroy him on the track. Hamilton vs. Schuey…irrelevant at this stage.
If Shuey crushes Kimi and then Kimi decide to quit F1, and goes rallying full time it would be great.
Luca and Stefano have made the wrong decision in putting Michael in a F60 for the duration of the season, thats if he passes the fitness requirements for Valencia.
Forza Felipe! Ti aspettiamo!
I’m sure this is going to be just like Lance Armstrong’s comeback in Tour de France – surprisingly good but not the best. Still can’t wait tho. After Schumi I kinda lost interest in F1 so I’ve been dreaming of this moment for ages. Too bad it’s only temporary tho (but you never know…).
I love the idea of shumacher back in a ferrari. It will be interesting to see what he can do, this season has seen all kinds of surprises but I think this is the biggest one yet.
maybe michael can take last years f1 car out just to get used to the sensation again.
But whatever happens its going to be nice to see him return even if it is just for the 1 race.
@ #34
We’ve already seen Schumacher vs Raikkonen, we haven’t seen Schumacher vs Hamilton.
He won’t be quicker than Kimi, he’s awesome under pressure, this is what he needs; a team mate to really push him. Plus; Kimi’ll be wanting to get Schumy back for that pass in Brazil ‘06!
Michael is finally back. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Someone said that in the past Schumacher and Kimmi were on par and now Kimmi will be faster… i try to be sensible here but are you bloody stupid or something??? no living man who ever raced an F1 car is on par with Schumacher. (Senna is dead, remember) noone even comes close. in my opinion he is going to get back in shape quick, probably not do anything special in Spain… but he will without a shadow of a doubt kick Kimi’s ass at SPA (Sch. favorite track) and continue doing so for the rest of the season. at the end Kimi gets fired from Ferrari and Alonso will take his place. Schumi will make at least 45 points this season.
@63 HAHAHA, keep dreaming.
Who thinks he’ll do a lauda and come back and win the world championship again?
German Git!
@65 What I was gonna say
Last year I was so excited about that new track in Valencia, turned out to be the worst race Ive ever seen.
At least this is one reason to look forward to Valencia, apart from the Spanish riots when Alonso doesnt race.
First Lance, now Shuey. As a sporty guy crashing towards the big 4 0 I love seeing these guys come in and show the youngsters the quality of experience can be married to a high degree of competitive fitness.
holy s**t my f*%king god mother of christ HE’S BACK
YIPEE CANT WAIT I’M SO HAPPY
why do you compare Schumacher with Hamilton???
Schumacher is a legend!!!!
super shuey yahoo come on
Didn’t somebody even think about The sort of race Valencia is? The lack of overtaking..
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What if he does not get the car to go and gets only shitty laps. Don’t be surprised if he finishes above place ten. But yes Off course the man is a legend, so I’m pretty excited to
who’s that hamilton? just a lucky one!
schuey will race ‘em all into the ground. he’s going to give them a lecture though the ferrari is not the fastest car in the field.
greets from germany
Some say HE STILL DOWNLOADS FREE MUSIC FROM NAPSTER, & TWITTERS from EBAY.
All we know is HE’S BACK IN F1
NOW YOU UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF FIA (FERRARI INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
FIA & FIAT(FERRARI), WHERE DID THE “T” GO ?
THAT’S THE TESTING “T” BAN
SHOULD BE AN EXCELLENT SEASON FROM NOW ON
I’m cautious but it’s truly a great moment to make a comeback. To do so for his own glory would be stupid he has nothing left to prove. But now he does it to “help Ferrari out” so it’s not the worst thing if he’s not blistering. If he would do if for himself it would be an uberfail if he’s slow. And if he is fast, well that would be just as cool as if it was an ego comeback. I don’t think he’s not fit though. Racing motorcycles isn’t a walk in the park. I just think he should familiarise himself with an F1 car again and train his neck muscles. Racing an F2008 on Mugello would do the trick for the most part I presume…
This comeback is a DOUBLE EDGED SWORD !
IT COULD MAKE HIM THE ALL TIME GREATEST
OR
DESTROY HIS REPUTATION FOREVER !
I HOPE IT MAKES HIM THE GREATEST OF ALL COME BACK KINGS !
If schuey does race it will be fun to see but I have a feeling Massas injuries have been beaten up a bit and he’ll be back far sooner than everyone is saying – makes sense schu would say yes to this as it’s not possible he could win the championship so he can just have fun
“Always two there are, no more, no less: a master and an apprentice.”
– Yoda
I really can’t imagine Schumacher being competitive with Kimi at first, however I still think he will be impressive considering that he’s 40 and hasn’t driven an F1 car since April 2008. But we’ll see. I’d love it if he was very quick.
I bet that Hamilton is going to make one of his famous late braking and cause a “racing incident” if he is behind Michael on the start line.
Hamilton is REALLY no match for Michael, on and especially of the track!
schumi is the only one able to go through the pressure he will be in, and transform it in pace for the race :p
cant wait for it!!
oh oh…
This will be race everyone will want to be at. The legend that Micheal Schumacher vs the young pretender that is lewis hamlition. This could be one biggest let down ever but it could be the race of decade and that would not be a bad thing at all for the sport. But button could still have a chance of winning because he has got brawn factor. So it will be to brits v the legender german.
Micheal will own Lewis anytime, I wasn’t and still not a fan of both drivers but it’d be really nice to see Micheal back behind the wheel. Give me Micheal to Lewis any day of the week, at least Micheal worked his way into F1 rather than handed to him.
All we need now is Damon Hill back behind the wheel & racing against Micheal like the good old days.
This is brilliant with shuey back not only will ferrari have the advantage of his expertise but kimi dosn’t like shuey so it will spur him on as well. just picture what spa will be like. also with schuey ferrari can use him to get help with next years car. don’t expect anything speacial in quali and practice but with kers and hopefully an inspired kimi ferrari can take the fight to brawn and red bull it’ll make no deference but at least it’ll be the final hurra from the worlds fastest german.
which reminds me i reckon he’ll blow vettel off the track he has already said he’s surprised by shumis decision which tranlates into english as ‘i’ve just wet myself i’m so scared.
Schuey was worried about his reputation, saying that everyone will expect him to win by miles and if he doesn’t he’ll be declared as a shit driver. But all the fans know that he’s not raced in F1 for a few years, he’ll barely be fit enough, he’s a 40 year old man and all we really care about is that he’s a living breathing motorsport legend.
Win or lose, Schuey, the fans will love you for this. Don’t worry about that.
it would have been good if the real stig won a race.the post race press conference would be great.
I never like Shum. He was very good, but not a likeable character… just ask Damon Hill.
The god is back,be aware.
let him come who cares …………..until my ikon alonso is alive schumi is a cowboy
can’t wait to see barrichellos face when he sees what he’s done ha ha ha
get well soon felipe your fans and car will wait
Aw Shit. its on now boys and girls.
i cant find enough word or the right 1’s about how f*ckin chuft i is! bin waitin on this for nearly three feckin years woohoo!!!!!!!! now he can drive for fun and ring the neck outa de f60 cant wait and i can scream at the tv…. GO ON SHUMI U BEUITY!!!!! haha…
Michael Schumacher sucks big time ..
@ 99
leave this blog NOW!
The guy has guts! He should at least do the same as Mansell did in 1994 and win a race in the remainder of the season.
Regardless of whether you’re a Schumacher fan or not, this news is great for F1 – look at the excitement it’s generating!
Personally, I can’t be bothered to get into the whole blahblah is better than blahblahblah – i’m just going to sit back and watch the rest of the season with a big smile on my face because we have maybe half a dozen potential winners in a dry race (depending on which cars suit which tracks best) and all the drivers will have something to prove against Michael Schumacher – let the games begin!!
btw, I agree with Marcus (100) – post 99 should bugger off somewhere else to post his childish comments.
since that F60 hasn’t been that good, this is the right time to test the riddle “Driver Vs Car”. hope Schumi still has the prowess and fitness. I am dying for the race at Valencia.
THE LEGEND IS BACK !!!
No offense guys, I understand that Lewis is really good, but there is no driver that is better than Schumacher (exempt maybe my mate Andriy, after a few pints XD).
Even if he underperforms, I doubt it’s going to do much if any damage to his status. He is one of the most successful drives, if not the most successful driver of all time, and nothing is gonna change that.
I think it’s unrealistic to expect him to win races. It is possible, but Ferrari hasn’t got a winning car. People are taking this too seriously. Perhaps the guy just want to come back and play for a few races.
The ticket sales will sky rocket, I expect capacity crowd from the race in Valencia.
As great as Schumacher is he’s still driving a crippled Ferrari, a fact that must be taken into consideration with any expectations felt towards his performance.
No doubt he’ll try and get as much from the car as possible can in the freakishly short amount of time he’s given. Being 40, has never driven the F60 and has been absent from F1 competition in three years, I’m going to be more reserved here and say that a points finish is definitely in the cards. A podium is very possible and a win is too ambitious at this point.
But Schumi is definitely a boost to the sport and all eyes will be on Ferrari.
I’m excited to see how he gets on after being away from F1 for so long. No matter his results in the race or who passes him etc. etc. It will never take away from his legend status. He has nothing to prove.
All I can say is watch out everyone, if he doesn’t win who knows will be driven off the road. Never liked him and never will pure arrogance and as someone said earlier Ferrari Assistance was what put him to the top of the pile.
I really can’t wait for Europe GP… now it will be not vettel vs. brawns vs. hamilton now is vettel vs. brawns vs. hamilton vs. shumi…can’t wait!!!
ferrari have work to do, they will have to print a big picture of him to stick on the wall the back of the garage!
lol
who knows what will happen
can’t wait for european gp!!!!!!
Do you think Schumacher got a sweet deal? More than just a Fiat? Do you think Ferrari kissed the Pope’s ring for this? Ferrari may have spent half of next year’s racing budget already, and it might be worth it.
Schumacher had a deal with Mercedes before the F1 days. It would be funny if Schumacher would beat Kimi in a McLaren. In a parallel universe. Lots of that in StarTrek.
The thing I hate about Shumi, is that he was so dominant, it was so boring to watch.
Lets see what happens, I hope he gets his butt kicked by Vettel or better yet, Barrichello
I’m dying to see the “Old Schumacher” up against Vettel the “New Schumacher” as well as taking on Hamilton and Button in similarly competitive machinery. Alonso is another chap who won’t be too happy to see old Brucie return though, he was pretty insulting of him before he retired, but he beat him before so won’t be afraid of him just irritated and that could produce some real fireworks!
Anyone but Vettel, please! I dislike him so much. I don’t really know why, but I just can’t stand him at all.
It’s driving me crazy, cant wait for the race!!!!
Go Schu!
Wouldnt it be like so cray for him to win?I just hope he does.This will be one the few f1 races this year that i realy wanna watch
I don’t know if he’ll win, but it will definitely increase the viewer count, making the sponsors happy, not to mention the ticket scalpers.
This is gonna be great! Hamilton vs Schumacher. What amazing races there’s gonna be for the rest of the season! Can’t wait to see him race again!
I think that he won’t be in form and that he’ll do bad.
Come on Jenson Button !
Brawn GP For #1
i wonder what ross brawn is thinking right now
I agree with Jack
^^^
Button will rip schumacher to pieces
May be Schumie can help Ferrari win again… McLaren have already one win….after Brawn and Red Bull winning the other races…. also looking forward to Hamilton racing Schumie……. reminds me of Mansell in 1994 when he replaced the late Senna….
At least we’ll know that Schuey will be better than richard hammond and his attempt at an F1 car LOL
Great news!
God i would love if he just trashed Kimi! and i’m from finland! God i hate that idiotic kimi >_> looks like a little kid and never says a word, a stereotype that is correct once it comes to Finland.
Driving the f60(crappest ferrari car in the history of F1) thats not setup prob 4 him and not a test drive till practice and win would be INCREDBLE!!!
As good a driver Schumacher is, I don’t want to see him racing again. So what, if Heikki Kovalinen is somehow hospitalised, are McLaren going to draft in Mika Hakkinen?
YES! YES! Can’t wait to see Schumi racing again!
How funny would it be if he won a race or two? I’d love him to trash Button
ahem….for the doubters
he hasnt failed to win a race in any season since 1994 guys!!! good car, bad car, makes no difference!
comon michael!!!
A lot of you are really optimistic about this comeback, but keep in mind that he hasn’t raced an F1 car for more than three years, and that the cars have had major changes done to them since schumi’s era ended. Changed aerodynamics, kers, smaller engines, new tyre rules and all the other changes. Racing is not how it was three years ago, and there can be no doubt that even though he is a legend in F1, he will be struggling. the f60 is not as strong compared to the rest of the grid as it was when he was driving, it will be interesting to see how he’s gonna perform in a weaker car. But I sincerely believe Hamilton and the red bulls will beat him. Brawn too if they get their issues with the tyres sorted.
Oh, forgot… Schumi is not the Stig… if he ever (highly unlikely) was, BBC would have replaced him by now.
Get that idea out of your heads, folks… Stig is supposed to be a mistery untill Top Gear is taken off air permanently (may that day never dawn, please)
So seing him in the white lord Stigness suit is not gonna happen.
I’m not a fan of Ferrari or Schumacher but this sounds great! Hamilton V Schu should be good and Button of course!
The great Ali had three years out of the ring before his comeback & the rest , as they say, is history.
(of course he was nearly half schumacher’s age at the time).
Oh great, ”One person always wins” times ar back’…
I don’t think hamilton would be a match for him …
Now, If Hakkinen would come back that would be something you couldn’t miss … :/
Shumi always was, and still is “simply the best” – Welcome back !!
i hope he does shit, i personally think its cheatin, massa aint as good a scheuy, so hes being replaced by someone way better than him.
Whether or not he is the real Stig, (though it cannot be doubted he is wearing the signature white racing suit as evidenced in pictures on this Web site), Michael Schumacher would bring the prestige back to F1. Old school vs. new school, these F1 races will be interesting to watch
Who cares about Shoomacker v Lewis – Kimi didn’t really see eye to eye when they were in different teams – how will it be now they are in the same one with all that close proximity????
http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=CK3BrGOIwxI
awesome interview.
dont forget the only time he can get in an F1 car is the free practise on the Friday before the race so bascailly won’t be any cop imo come race day.
Am looking forward to the next race, can’t wait to see Schuey race again, i reckon he will win at least 3 races. most likely Spa and Italy, it should bring some excitement back to F1.
Am glad he came back for team loayty and his friendship to Massa.
Get well soon Massa
Am very glad that schumy is coming back.
Get well soon Massa.
Have any of you been watching Raikkonen recently? he looks like he’s about to fall asleep during a race or even thinking about putting on his shorts and eating some ice cream, Michael will shine right out of the box but may perhaps crash seeing as it’s a street circuit errors may creep in at some point but after Valencia he will blow em’ all away
I am really glad he has came back, time to show lewis Hamilton, what a real F1 driver is like, although my favourite driver is Fernando from renault.
shut up Anonymous you have no sense
with the ban on testing, i wonder if ferrari are less concerned about wins and more interested in using this as an opportunity for schuey to help develop this car and provide input that can be leveraged in next year’s entry.
McLaren was always able to make kimi the car he wanted to drive, Ferrari still hasn’t. And this will be bad for him, since Schumi’s driving style is totally different, he will totally make the car behave different from what kimi likes (’cause of his influence in the team).
Looking so much forward towards spa, schumis AND kimis favourite track. Kimi has dominated spa for several years now, the fight there will be to the death!
I actually ordered my tickets to spa a while ago, money well spent!
some say he could take ur eye out from a mile away others say he eats lewis hamilton shaped toast for breakfast and for all we know he could be the stig… what we do know is he’z called shumacher!!!! cant wait go on micky :L
Maybe Heiki Kovalainen will hurt his foot or something and McClaren will pull Mika Hakkinen out of retirement for a battle of the ages. That would be cool.
one things for sure you can take schumacher out of racing but you cant take racing out of schumacher once a racer always a racer,and a chance like this is too hard to resist,it will take a few races to get in the groove but he will deliver maybe not a win, i dont think the car is good enough but a podium is a definite possibility,good to hear massa is doing well,John b yorkshire
I guess the Stig n Lewis Hamilton end up battling each other after all
hi this is michel and id just like to say im not the stig! the stig is a old nascar racer from 90s
I thought i was excited when my man kimi got schumys seat and he was gone but it seems im in denial and secretly liked michael all along. gonna be the sort of racing we have all been looking for with hamilton getting a chance to race against big stones in a once in a lifetime senario. a lot of egos are going to all fecking kick off, some with unfinished buisness and some with new
think your right ed……cant wait
holy sh*t…… this is all getting tooooo much excitement. i need that race NOW!!!
does anyone know how to stream BBC 1 and BBC 2 live from sweden?
I would like to see this race live
Yesss!
Can’t wait to see Schumi back in F1!
I’m not convinced that he could win though… but just to see him racing against Lewis and Kimi will be so exciting!
Heck Lets Get Jackie Stewart Back in as well Hell How about we only let World Champions race full stop!!
Never Liked Shumi before but V excited about this, I hope to see some real close racing between every one,
sick of all the… so and so is crap talk, the grid is super talented just now (minus a Renault driver thats not called Alonso) cant wait for Spa… Valencia sucks.
He will either make it a very good race.
Or he will make himself look a complete cock.
Probably.
the mistro is back, finally some excitement to this years championship. the best driver ever is going to sort them young kids out.
Michael Who?
@ 159
Best driver ever?
A very lucky blocke, very good, but not the best.
Circunstances help.
Fangio, Senna and Jimmy Clarck were the best.
I hope he gets on fine… Well, ferrari didn’t look to bad an SUnday… Even Kimi made it to the top three… I wodner what Schuey will do in Valencia… Hope Ferrari still have the same pace…
What if he screws up?? unlikely but… there is a chance!!!
Yes, I guess so but it’s just nice to watch Hamilton and Schuey race against each other.
Well, If Schuhmi could pull it off, and win, well, that’d be cool for him. But if he can’t finish in the points, That’d be a shoe-in for the FOTA, to get that testing-ban lifted.(or at least a paragraph added, for replacement drivers)
If this Fezza is any good, Schuhmi will squeeze every last ounce of performance out of it.And definitly finish within the top 8. I wouldn’t bet my money on a win.But he could end up on podium, if he won’t break down.Sure, Michael has read all the data from the car, but Kimi has the advantage ,to have actually experienced, what the car is like to drive. Considering their difference in experience and Driving abilities, i’d say, they’re pretty equal in terms of speed at Valencia.But from then on,MS will dominate his teammate.What i am wondering is: how will he get it on against the Brawns?Its kinda funny to see him driving against Rubens(his former teammate, in a car, built by his former chief engineer). ISN’T IT IRONIC?
This is just absolutely amazing! Michael Schumacher returns to F1 for possibly the rest of the season, this is sure to mix things up a lil down on the grid. I can see it now . . Lewis Hamilton battling for the win against his idol and the most famous racing driver of all time, intense stuff. As for Brawn, what a kick in the bollocks, just when Button thought this season couldn’t start turning any worse on him and now Schumi gets thrown into the equation. This will make great tv! I will not be leaving my couch for the majority of that weekend!
At your time, he was the best, the numbers don’t lie !!
But now… Well, let´s see…
I think he will give us a particular show of driving, because in my view, in at the moment, nobody is equivalent!!
theres no way he will return for good i can guarentee that
the stig is back to F1 hahahahahahahahahahahahah ahahah
he should where the stig uniform.. except have ferrari logos on it !!!
oh my days…oh my words ….oh my everything
holy jesus christ………he is back
nooooo noooo nooo i cant believe he is
this is a joke
please ppl tell me the truth is he back?????????
Ohh Yeah
So damn happy about Schumacher’s comeback 
. Hamilton, watch out! 
Next Sunday’s Top Gear will be this season’s last episode.. hmmm.. I wonder why… :p
Massive fan of Schuey (or stigmacher) Get well soon entire squadron behind you. (:
Get well soon Massa
who cares about schuey and lewis? it’s all about kimi and schumacher
lets face it, Schumacher is not The Stig… The Stig is Michael Schumacher
Here in Belgium the pile of unsold tickets for the coming Spa GP are practically all sold. Within 18 hours they sold more tickets than in all the months before due to the announcement of Schumi’s comeback. That says enough about the importance of Schumi for F1. Is he the most important and greatest of the pack? Yes he is.
@165 Quote: “As for Brawn, what a kick in the bollocks, just when Button thought this season couldn’t start turning any worse on him and now Schumi gets thrown into the equation.”
I agree that it doesn’t look good for Brawn regarding constructor’s points BUT as for Button, as long as he picks up a handful of points at most races then Schumacher will actually be a help – he’ll be another driver to potentially take points away from the Red Bulls. He’s laughing!!
So the real pressure will be on Seb Vettel and Mark Webber – not only do they need to try and win every race to stand a chance at the driver’s championship, they now have to worry about a rejuvenated Mclaren/Hamilton, Alonso, Brawns and also a certain angry red Ferrari in their mirrors (if they are in front to begin with!)…and don’t forget Kimi, he’ll want to beat Schumacher. So for Button…he can just sit back and drive smoothly and consistantly and it won’t be hard. Hope i’m wrong
Michael vs lewis its wat i have been waiting for
Button better not win this year
RTL figured out that Schumi even has a chance of winning the championship. Button has to score zero points from now on for that, and the runners up have to be modest. If so, Button and Schumi’d both have 70 pts, Schumi 7 against Button 6 wins. I didn’t check, is RTL right?
If Button continues to finish so far behind the RB’s he’s in trouble.
I forgot, Schumi has to win every race to get there. Well, it’s mathematically possible at least…
Button will win. Don’t forget that Button’s got Ross Brawn, which was a part, however big or small, of the Schumacher winning streak.
Some people were saying Hamilton deserved the win this past weekend, cuz he has had such a difficult year. That is such rubbish. If that’s your measure of who’s deserving, most drivers have been struggling for years (Button for one), and they certainly deserve a win.
And like I said before, Schumacher’s comeback is being totally overhyped. Someone was writing that Schumacher will be threatening Button and Vettel for the title? Yes, he is a legend, and if anyone could do it, it’d be him. However, the Ferrari car has not been that competitive this year. And we’re not talking about child play here. This is a highly competitive sport. Some are acting like he’ll be racing against some barbie dolls.
Anyway, like most, I’m hoping for an exciting race, but I won’t get too excited until the guys delivers a deserving drive.
TANNAAA schumacher will obviously thrash schumacher. Though that said its a car he will have never have driven the car!
soz about the double schumacher what I meant to say was schumacher will obviously thrash hamilton!
Will people STOP making bullplop connections about The Stig and Schumacher!? Micheal Schumacher is Micheal Schumacher and The Stig is The Stig.
And @136- just because Schuey is wearing the trademark white suit, doesn’t mean jack. You could put anyone in the suit and call them The Stig.
Come on guys, Schumacher being the Stig is a publicity stunt, but then again you’ll never know. Anyway, looking forward to Valencia. He’s, there is no reasonable doubt, on eof the best dirvers in the world if not the best. So, even if he’s not driven that car or the track he’ll adjust to that. He’ll squeeze the best out of that Ferrari. Where that leads him, we’ll have to wait and see. A podium finish would be nice, a win would be awesome and extremely embarrassing for the rest of the field. Can’t wait
long time no see.
Schumacher with kers WOW!!!!!!
grande michael!!ferrari forever!!the best car in the world!viva l’italia!!!
Schumi should have been disguised as the Stig, win the Valencia GP and reveal himself …
This is definatly going to be a race not to miss…
I hope he does well and shows these young guns how to do it!!…
BRING BACK EDDIE IRVINE AS HIS NUMBER 2!!!!!
PARTY TIME!
Hope it goes well…FORZA SCHUMI!
I’m so excited about this…really can’t wait to see the mighty Schum back in the red car!! I just wish it was under better circumstances, but at least Felipe’s on the mend now. It’s gonna be fantastic to see him race at Monza again
good news for ferrari to have a legend in the wings lets hope felipe soon recovers and as much as i hate to think and say it jenson has to watch out
Now we’ll know how good brawn, red bull and Hamilton really…GO Schumi!!!!!!!!!!!!show em why you are a seven time world Champ!!!
zzzzzzz I suppose having a cheat in the line up may make it more interesting …. then again …. zzzzzzz
All I can say is HELL YEAH!! Am sure Bernie.E TV ratings will bring him that extra few million of viewers that has been lacking! Also Felipe Massa, met you once in Singapore GP and I do hope wish you the best in a speedy fully recovery.
Who Cares!!!
We all do, nub head.
could this be the 1st time that people want to watch a practice session.. ever?!
Urghhh its not like hes going to win anything. He definately wont excite anyone in any way
“zzzzzzz said…
I suppose having a cheat in the line up may make it more interesting …. then again …. zzzzzzz”
Who’s that then, z?
Lewis Hamilton is the cheat this year from what I recall…
Nearly every single race driver has “bent” (which means broke when they’re caught doing it) the rules at some point of their career…lets just see what happens, huh?
You are all missing the best point —– TACTICS —Brawn vs Shuey — with Jenson benefitting???
Schumacher V’s Hamilton – on an even playing field, no contest – Schumacher wins.
Now what I want to see is Schumacher V’s Alonso! Maybe not in Valencia, but Spa! Can’t wait!
I’m gonna say it again; Schumacher vs. Webber
it is just all about michael and kimi
hamilton wasnt there when kimi missed the championship by 2 points to schuy in 2003 because his car woz slower than ferrari
but now that they have the same car i think michael is gona show kimi that its all about the driver not the car………am a very big fan of kimi by the way.if michael woznt gona b there then kimi is number one.hez number 2 for now ..sorry kimi
Lauda made a come back and Won the World Championship,
Can Schumacher?
This Year is Webber’s time to fit it out with Button!
If Massa has ABI (acquired brain injury) he will sadly never race again.
Don’t change what we have right now except get rid of the Kerbs.
what will happen if Brawn decides to talk with Schui? do you think there could be a rekindling of the “good ole’ days”? so many questions!!!!!
gerhard berger once said that after he climbed into the benetton that schuey left after going to ferrari, the car is handled very differently from what he is accustomed to. so it stands to reason that schuey could have either some difficulty driving a car that suited massa’s feel or he could develop it to suit his driving style. . . this will prove once and for all his genius. . . in driving a car that was setup not for him and driving it at or near the head of the field. . . if he suceeds, it will definitely etch his legend in granite. . .
Knew when Massa was injured they would turn to Schumacher.
Anybody who thinks he is ring rusty, think again.
Schumi helped develop the F1 car and knows everything about it.
He has remained fit and it will not be a problem to catch up with the newbies.
I’m so pleased that Schumy’s coming back and really hope we get a good race – it’s a long time since we’ve heard the German Anthem followed by the Italian – they were like verses one and two of the F1 Anthem.
On a serious note – what about poor Luca Badoer the Ferrari test driver. Normally he would be the natural choice to take the drive. I wonder if Kimi’s fabulous performance in Hungary prompted Ferrari to play their trump card. They could still save something out of the season, and if they hadn’t played Schumy they could have been accused of making the wrong decision later on.
I’m so looking forward to Valencia. Good luck Felipe – hope everything works out for him. He’s a fine driver and seems a really nice person.
Having said all of that, COME ON LEWIS!!
The legend is bk i so so so cant wait horrray get well soon massa.
for the first time this year i am looking forward to valencia and am going to watch the pratice sessions
Lets just sit back and watch schumi teach hamilton a thing or two about racing an f1 car
lets get mika back to
mika, lewis, schumi
3 great riders
why do people think that schumi’s the stig ?? that was just a publicity appearance on the show.. it was pretty obvious that schumi’s going to turn up on the episode cuz he is the only one who has a black FXX.. all the others are red.. and hes also prob the only guy who can convince ferrari to let him take out the FXX
What if Kimmi refuses to race alongside Michael, will Alonso join Ferrari early?
I wonder how Schumacher will solve the money issue. He _is_ a (very well?) paid consultant to Ferrari, but i guess he still will have to ask for “combat pay” for doing any racing, otherwise he would spoil the prices for the other drivers. But he can’t be seen to profit from Massas missfortune and pain, that would be the end of his – allready slightly stained – image.
I would suggest he gives all the proceedings from his races as substitute to a charity of his and Massas choosing. That would set a nice tone to this whole unfortunate affair. Maybe Bernie can be coaxed into also giving a dollar for each dollar Schumi gives. Michaels F1 return will fill Ecclestones coffers to the point of bursting, so he might need to relieve the pressure a bit
Brilliant news! Really sorry for massa! Get well soon! Bring it on Micheal!!
i agree with you
Likewise
Iceman will kick schumi’s ass. Just watch
does that mean we’re short of a stig?
Well he just gave up on his comeback according to BBC.
Response to “He’s back!”
He’s Not!
man1
Unfortunately he isn’t returning. He has neck problems which he had inflicted in a motorcycle accident earlier in February. Massa’s replacement will be Ferrari’s test driver, Luca Badoer.