Schumacher to test Ferrari F1 car
11-06-2007, 06:55 AM
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Schumacher to test Ferrari F1 car
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/7080715.stm
Michael Schumacher will come out of retirement to test a Ferrari Formula One car in Barcelona next week.
Ferrari want to tap into the 38-year-old's experience of F1 cars without electronic driver aids ahead of the ban on such systems for next year.
"He is much more experienced than the other drivers in cars without electronic aids, this will be good input for Ferrari. There is nothing intended about coming back to racing."
The new ECUs will not include electronic driver aids such as traction control, which was re-introduced to the sport in 2001.
"It's probably a one-off. Michael does not intend at all to go back to F1," his spokeswoman told BBC Sport.
"He's testing just as part of his contract, which is to help Ferrari in whichever area he can.
Ferrari want to tap into the 38-year-old's experience of F1 cars without electronic driver aids ahead of the ban on such systems for next year.
"He is much more experienced than the other drivers in cars without electronic aids, this will be good input for Ferrari. There is nothing intended about coming back to racing."
The new ECUs will not include electronic driver aids such as traction control, which was re-introduced to the sport in 2001.
"It's probably a one-off. Michael does not intend at all to go back to F1," his spokeswoman told BBC Sport.
"He's testing just as part of his contract, which is to help Ferrari in whichever area he can.
11-06-2007, 04:44 PM
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he would own the competition if they had to go against them without the aids.
11-06-2007, 04:57 PM
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The guy is amazing. Yesterday he rode Casey Stoner's championship winning Ducati GP07 motogp bike at Valencia. He actually got within 5 seconds of race winner Dani Pedrosa's fastest lap from Sunday. Not bad for a guy that usually cruises around on a Harley. 
he is amazing
11-07-2007, 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by swami
The guy is amazing. Yesterday he rode Casey Stoner's championship winning Ducati GP07 motogp bike at Valencia. He actually got within 5 seconds of race winner Dani Pedrosa's fastest lap from Sunday. Not bad for a guy that usually cruises around on a Harley.
Really? That is amazing, esp. since every pic I've seen of Schumi on a Harley he's wearing boat shoes w/ white socks lookin' like a complete dork
Didn't think he had it in him 
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