The motor-racing legend has signed a one-year contract to drive in 2010 with Mercedes GP, ending three years in retirement.
The announcement comes 11 days ahead of Schumacher’s 41st birthday on January 3, easily making him the oldest driver in next year’s championship.
Schumacher said: “The motivation is pretty straightforward.
“I got a call from Ross (Brawn, team principal) at the beginning of November asking me to race again, telling me Mercedes were going to be involved.
“I’ve never left the race track, and after three years I regained the energy I’m feeling now.
“After playing around on motorbikes, I’m ready for the serious stuff.”
Schumacher was poised to make a comeback with Ferrari in the summer to fill in for the injured Felipe Massa, but had to back out because of a neck injury which he now insists is not a problem.
“Before giving the final okay, I had to make sure my neck was okay,” he said.
“It wasn’t okay in the summer, but it’s had the time to heal completely.”
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Money must be running low
Agreed Petan, I would think the honorable thing to do, or hwas going to do was to go out a winner. Now he,ll be forever remembered for this season, whichm probably will be a losing one. So yeah his Monaco funds must be running low.
Conservative estimates suggest he's got £500m in the bank, so I think you are wide of the mark fellas!!
How wide are talking? Its still money! money! money! and i say he's broke.
MoTorBuS, New Jersy, USA
27/12/2009 at 10:35
How wide you ask? Well seeing as you say he is broke and the estimates are He has £500m in the bank, I would say you are five hundred million pounds wide, and someone who confuses his own opinion with fact.
I would suspect he is looking for the buzz, the challenge of a new generation of drivers, or maybe he's just an adrenalin junkie.
Let's make it simple for you; he was getting very well paid by Ferrari as a (non-driving) consultant and now he is getting very well paid by Mercedes to drive. Spot the difference?
In all reality he should have stayed retired and stayed retired and be remembered as one the all time greats. Dont get me wrong, I was a fan of his, and I mean was. Not anymore, there is new blood out there, younger and faster and much better in my opinion. He will be remembered as a failure if he doesn't win, and dont think he will. I just find it sad when high profile sports stars do stuff like that.