Silly Season Goes Schumirific

[Steve Ekstrand]

He's back.....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsp ... 427552.stm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Mako Koiwai]

Nico is probably one person who isn't happy about it.

[Bob Beamesderfer]

Schumacher. Check
Brawn. Check
Reliable engine in car built on winning platform. Check
Jean Todt. ???

[Mako Koiwai]

What about JT ? Didn't he take over from Max Mosley, ie. no longer "with" Ferrari. But for everyone else, I'd be worried, ie. Once a Ferrari man, always a Ferrari supporter?

[Kurt Rahn]

"What Ferrari initiated has triggered what you see right now." Kicking themselves right about now?

Its going to be interesting to sort my feelings, as I've always been a huge Schumi fan, but always hated Mercedes (as a general principle).

[Mako Koiwai]

It's going to be a terrific season! Alonso/Ferrari, Schumi/Mercedes, Hami/McLaren, Vettel/Red Bull!

Sad to hear that Berni doesn't think the USF1 is going to pan out?! That behind the scenes that they showed during the last F1 race from USF1's design center seemed promising?

http://www.f1complete.com/news/2009-new ... ms-to-fail

BUT, then USF1 comes back with:

http://www.f1complete.com/news/2009-new ... ?task=view

[Mako Koiwai]

Video of Schumi at Brawn, I mean Mercedes ... not all of the Brawn signs in the background have been changed yet. ;)

http://www.f1complete.com/news/2009-new ... ?task=view

[Mako Koiwai]

Schumi until 2012:

http://www.f1complete.com/news/2009-new ... ?task=view

[Mako Koiwai]

Xcellent! Kobayashi to Sauber! I was worried that with Toyota dropping out that he wouldn't get his chance. Loved how aggressively he race Button ... really got to Jenson ... as his radio whining indicated.

http://www.f1complete.com/news/2009-new ... ?task=view

[Bob Beamesderfer]

What about JT ? Didn't he take over from Max Mosley, ie. no longer "with" Ferrari. But for everyone else, I'd be worried, ie. Once a Ferrari man, always a Ferrari supporter?

I wouldn't say that. I don't think he got on all that well with Luca. He could shift FIA support away from Ferrari or quit to run Schumi's races. Probably won't though. He can always help Michael at a distance and not chew his finger nails to the quick.

[Kristoffer Gjevre]

and as expected Schumi wants the lowest start #
but notice the roundabout way he asked for it...
and yeah, I would prefer the odd numbers too if I was a F1 drriver, because it is always the lowest # in a F1 team...

Michael Schumacher's Merc GP car will carry the number three, despite the number having initially been assigned to his team-mate Nico Rosberg.

In a move that is said to be based purely on preference rather than any kind of team hierarchy, the seven-time World Champion's request for a number swap was granted by the Brackley-based team.

"Ross [Brawn] knows that I like odd numbers," Schumacher was reported as telling Bild.

"Michael has a preference for odd numbers. He asked if he could be the odd number and we were happy to accept," a team spokesman confirmed to Reuters.

http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954, ... 23,00.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A spokeswoman for the Brackley based team, meanwhile, confirmed that Schumacher's request to take the higher race number (3) from his teammate Nico Rosberg has been granted.

"Michael has a preference for odd numbers," she said, also revealing that the FIA has already approved the switch. "He asked if he could be the odd number and we were happy to accept."

http://www.f1complete.com/news/2009-new ... ?task=view" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;