BREAKING: Schumacher to return to Ferrari F1 for remainder of season
by Damon Lavrinc on Jul 29th 2009 at 1:30PM 
Yesterday's rumors have been confirmed: Michael Schumacher will take Felipe Massa's place for the remainder of the 2009 Formula One season.
A Ferrari spokesperson said Schumi's return hinges on the seven-time F1 champion's ability to pass the FIA's physical (we doubt that'll be a problem) and he'll be back in full-force on August 23 at the European Grand Prix in Valencia.
Schumacher has been under the employ of Ferrari as an advisor to the team since his retirement in 2006, and although Massa is reportedly well on his way to recovering after sustaining a serious head injury at last weekend's race, Schumacher will take his place for the remaining seven races of the 2009 season.
[Source: BBC Sport]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Manolo 1:35PM (7/29/2009)
He has nothing to gain and a lot to lose... not a smart move...besides, time to give a chance to some up-and-comer as Ferrari is in no position to win any titles this year...
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Lester 1:37PM (7/29/2009)
have to admit, it will be interesting to watch..at least for the first race.
Neil 1:43PM (7/29/2009)
Drivers who worry only about their legacies are not true competitors....people can say what they want about MS, but he has always loved to race.
Only time will tell where his skill level is at right now, but history has already been written no one can take away the fact that he is a 7 time world champion.
Santino 1:46PM (7/29/2009)
Exactly, but i think this just shows how extremely loyal he is to Ferrari. He knows that he is not going to win anything, probably not even get close to the podium. I believe this is a sign of class for a sportsman of questionable reputation.
Shiftright 1:47PM (7/29/2009)
What do you mean? Even if he doesn't do well against the younger drivers, he's more than proved himself. I'm pretty sure he will at least be very very competitive and be a huge pain in the ass for the title contenders. F1 just got a whole lot more interesting.
why not the LS2LS7? 2:02PM (7/29/2009)
He's very loyal to Ferrari. Frankly, I think his return is partially a great way to migrate him into working on the Ferrari team in a non-driving capacity. I don't know if he has what it takes to run an F1 team, but I'm virtually certain Ferrari will put him in a position to find out.
John Johnson 2:06PM (7/29/2009)
Ferrari already pays him to work for the team in an advisory position and pays him 5m Euro/yr for it.
why not the LS2LS7? 2:14PM (7/29/2009)
I'm talking about more than an advisory position.
CHINO 2:32PM (7/29/2009)
Agreed on the fact that MS is a true competitor. I also wouldn't count on him being too slow. The man is a beast behind the wheel of a car and a smarter racer than most who have ever raced.
One thing is for sure, I'm excited to see what will happen.
fizzandpop 3:27PM (7/29/2009)
Nothing to gain? He gets to drive an F1 car in anger. Who wouldn't cut their right nut off to do that? What do you do for a living? Impregnate supermodels?
tankd0g 12:24AM (7/30/2009)
He has millions (more) dollars to gain and....what to lose?
Brando 1:35PM (7/29/2009)
Whoohooo!!!!!!!
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Majarvis 1:48PM (7/29/2009)
I'll be the first to admit that I didn't think it would happen. I'm happy to stand corrected!
Kitko 2:18PM (7/29/2009)
Manolo,
this guys is just going to have fun in a car that cannot challenge for a title. If anybody can lose anything, it's Kimi .... if Schumi proves to be faster....
Kitko 2:26PM (7/29/2009)
Oh my, wrong button, I'm replying to a guy few spaces south of my comment..... Sorry.
BTW, isn't Schumacher the Stig??? :-)
Vincenzo 2:36PM (7/29/2009)
WHERE IS MIKA HAKKINEN WHEN YOU NEED HIM...!
Redline 2:37PM (7/29/2009)
@ Majarvis: I also thought this would never materialise and I also think this might be a bad move for him to return to driving a struggling car, but deep down inside in me I am excited! Will def watch the race!
Franz 2:40PM (7/29/2009)
The best F1 related news I've heard all year... and I'm a McLaren fan!
Brad 3:17PM (7/29/2009)
@Majarvis, I also did not think it would happen. I'm a huge Michael Schumacher fan and I hope he does very well. Only problems I see is that he's going to 3 tracks he's never seen before. One of them is a night race which I don't think he's done before. He's also dealing with a car equipped with KERS that he's never seen before. If anybody can adapt and overcome all of this I think it's him.
xmdfmk7x 6:42PM (7/29/2009)
All we need is Mika Häkkinen to come back for the rest of the season and I'll be set to enjoy Formula 1 again!