Schumacher to Mercedes GP?

sanaxe1 · 23 Dec 2009 at 02:26

Confirmed : £6.2m

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8427552.stm

Edit - beaten by miles.

arknor · 23 Dec 2009 at 02:27

tankskun said:
So this is official? is schumy set to return.

everyone seems to be just believing bild the german newspaper who have been saying its going to happen for weeks then they were saying a contract has been agreed in principle last week, now aparently its been signed.

nothing is official yet

sanaxe1 said:
Confirmed : £6.2m

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8427552.stm

erm no its confirmed when either schumacher has a press release or someone from brawn/mercedes confirm it.....

bild arent even running the story of a contract beeing signed on there website anymore ^^

Christo · 23 Dec 2009 at 02:39

What can I say - I said it first

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=15331500&postcount=2020

*ahem*

AcidHell2 said:
Not a chance in hell Schumacher will come back, he is retired. He will carry on in f1. But he wont drive.

sunama said:
I just don't see how Ralf Schumacher would add value to Mercedes F1.

FrankJH · 23 Dec 2009 at 07:49

Duke · 23 Dec 2009 at 08:09

dannyjo22 · 23 Dec 2009 at 08:19

sunama said:
At 41, MS is definitely past his best. He knew this in 2005 and 2006, when he lost the title to Alonso..

The rot started way before then but was hidden by 3 or 4 years of the best car ever built in F1. Ferrari hid the true pace of the car race in race out and whacked in 3 or 4 laps during pitstops and wouldn't just leap 1 car they would leap multiple cars.

He had a slow decline like many other drivers but happened to be in the best car for a long period of time which hid that somewhat. Its rare really for drivers to get that long in a dominant car.

sunama said:
BTW, what was the official reason MS gave for quitting F1 in 2006?

Ferrari, wanted to sign KR, Brawn and Schumacher didn't want that. They wanted to pair KR and MS. MS didn't want that, he offered to carry on racing but without KR. Ferrari were looking to the future and didn't want to lose kimi.

They signed Kimi and MS announced his retirement, Brawn took a holiday.

There are plenty of article from the time about how MS was effectively forced to retire.

tankskun · 23 Dec 2009 at 08:37

So whos the favourite to win next season now with Schumacher coming back to F1?

Guerrilla · 23 Dec 2009 at 08:45

Next season is shaping up to be a good one, hopefully i won't be disappointed

Smit · 23 Dec 2009 at 08:51

Great news if it gets official confirmation

How will Rosberg be feeling? Will he beat Schumacher?

floatindolphin · 23 Dec 2009 at 08:54

Wonder when Damon's going to come back?

Duke · 23 Dec 2009 at 08:54

Rosberg is a bit of an unknown quantity at the moment. He should be very good (assuming the Merc this season is a decent car) but he hasn't had a top car to drive yet so could either challenge MS very hard or may just do a Trulli / Kova / Barichello / Fisi.

Glaucus · 23 Dec 2009 at 09:32

Christo said:
*ahem*

*ahem*

AcidHell2 said:
I'll eat my words again..

however great news will make next season even more exciting.

Dangerous · 23 Dec 2009 at 10:44

Confirmed now

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80651

Thomas. PLease. · 23 Dec 2009 at 10:53

Hate to say I told you so!

Mr Jack · 23 Dec 2009 at 11:01

Well, this is shaping up for an intriguing season.

Button vs. Hamilton at McLaren.

Alonso back in a top flight car.

Schumacher at the freshly Mercedes backed Brawn.

Even if Michael is lacking his old pace it should do wonders for Brawn when it comes to the technical challenges of the season.

Anyone know what the situation with KERS for next season is? Will McLaren/Ferrari be running it?

Django x2 · 23 Dec 2009 at 11:02

We should really focus on the brits beating ze germans (again) rofl

Guerrilla · 23 Dec 2009 at 11:21

Mr Jack said:
Anyone know what the situation with KERS for next season is? Will McLaren/Ferrari be running it?

The teams have agreed to not use KERS next season, although it is still available as far as the rules are concerned.

I don't think there have been any further announcements about it since then.

Fireblade2K4 · 23 Dec 2009 at 12:14

I was right all along ... filling in for Massa and that not going his way sparked this comeback, if that wouldn't have happened I doubt we'd be seeing him here.

Schumacher, at Mercades with Brawn and a 3 year contract, excellent news, absoloutly brilliant I have really missed watching this guy's genius around a race track the last 3 years.

I thought it was going to be pretty simple for 2010, Button and Lewis at McLaren so I can support a nice British team and 2 British drivers, and then Schumacher comes back and ruins my plans, lol ... oh well I'll figure something out!

Stu

BeeP · 23 Dec 2009 at 12:19

I have missed watching him punt other drivers off to win world titles.

Lakeland · 23 Dec 2009 at 12:25

Fireblade2K4 said:
I was right all along ... filling in for Massa and that not going his way sparked this comeback, if that wouldn't have happened I doubt we'd be seeing him here.

Schumacher, at Mercades with Brawn and a 3 year contract, excellent news, absoloutly brilliant I have really missed watching this guy's genius around a race track the last 3 years.

I thought it was going to be pretty simple for 2010, Button and Lewis at McLaren so I can support a nice British team and 2 British drivers, and then Schumacher comes back and ruins my plans, lol ... oh well I'll figure something out!

Stu

call me a skeptic but I think he did secret testing with the ferrari and realised it was a complete dog like the other stand in drivers found