Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher will come out ofretirement and make a sensational return to Formula 1 competition as areplacement for Ferrari’s injured driver Felipe Massa, starting at thenext race in Valencia on August 23.
After two days of feverish speculation in which rumours and denialsvied for media attention, Ferrari confirmed that Schumacher will indeedstand in for Massa while the Brazilian driver recovers from headinjuries suffered in his Hungaroring accident.
“Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro intends to entrust Michael Schumacherwith Felipe Massa’s car for as long as the Brazilian driver is not ableto race,” the team said in a statement.
Schumacher, the most successful F1 driver of all time, retired fromthe sport at the end of 2006, when he narrowly failed to claim aneighth title after a tight duel with Renault’s Fernando Alonso.
He has subsequently tested Ferrari’s F1 cars on several occasions,but has not done so in 15 months and has yet to drive the Maranellosquad’s 2009 challenger. |
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