Schumacher, McGuinness, Mamola, Espargaro and Flinty ride together for a once in a lifetime opportunity at Paul Ricard (+Pictures)

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Friday afternoon (Dec 7th) at the Paul Ricard Circuit in the South of France saw Monster Energy and the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team bring together F1 legend Michael Schumacher and an all-star lineup of two wheel talent, including fellow greats of their sport: John McGuinness; Randy Mamola plus star in the making Pol Espargaro and endurance racer Keith Flint to ride on a specially

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Michael Schumacher announces his retirement at the end of the season

Thursday, October 4, 2012

At Suzuka today (Oct 4) Michael Schumacher, the seven-time world champion has announced his retirement from the sport for the second time, at the end of the season.



Michael Schumacher having been replaced by Lewis Hamilton for 2013 at Mercedes, was linked to move to Sauber, instead, quit the sport at the age of 43.



"I have decided to retire from Formula One at the end of the season,

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Dieter Zetsche invites Schumacher to stay with Mercedes family in non-racing role

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Daimler chairman Dieter Zetsche has invited Michael Schumacher to stay in the Mercedes family in a non-racing role.

"My personal wish is that he (Schumacher) remains a partner of our enterprise after his active time in the Mercedes cockpit," he is quoted by the Bild am Feiertag newspaper.

Actually, it is believed the seven time world champion - having been told he is being replaced for 2013

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Italian GP 2012: Schumacher fastest in Friday Practice 1

Friday, September 7, 2012

Michael Schumacher rolled back the years on Friday (Sep 7) morning when he set the fastest time for Mercedes in the opening practice session for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.The seven times world champion, clocked a best lap of one minute and 25.422 seconds to outpace his rivals by three-tenths of a second and remind his fans of his once-presumed total mastery of the old Autodromo Nazionale at

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Stewards fine Schumacher in Spa over pit-entry incident, Webber gets gearbox penalty

Friday, August 31, 2012

Michael Schumacher has been hit with a fine of €2500 for not using the pit-entry road correctly during Friday afternoon practice at Spa.The Mercedes driver was charged with breaching Appendix L, Chapter IV, Article 4(b) of the FIA International Sporting Code, which covers a driver's conduct when he comes into the pits.The stewards, which includes ex-March, ATS and Ensign grand prix driver Eliseo

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Whiting admits Schumacher penalty in Hungary was unfair

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Formula One Race Director and Safety Delegate, Charlie Whiting has admitted Michael Schumacher should not have been given a drive-through penalty in Hungary recently.After the Mercedes driver stopped his engine after lining up in the wrong grid spot, he then sped in the pitlane to await the re-start. Stewards gave Schumacher, a drive-through penalty for the speeding, but FIA race director Whiting

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Schumacher on his "number one race track in the world" at 300th GP

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Michael Schumacher Spa 1991 Jordan - FordMichael Schumacher is hoping for a strong result to mark his 300th grand prix at Spa-Francorchamps next weekend.DebutSchumacher made his Formula One debut with the Jordan-Ford team at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix, driving car number 32 as a replacement for the imprisoned Bertrand Gachot. Schumacher, still a contracted Mercedes driver, was signed by Eddie

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Could Schumacher be penalised for the DRS slip?

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Red Bull has put the brakes on Michael Schumacher's celebrations, after the seven time world champion on Sunday tasted podium champagne for the first time since 2006.Mark Webber, who finished behind the Mercedes at Valencia, had radioed the pits – and therefore the listening FIA – to complain that Schumacher had deployed his overtaking rear wing 'DRS' system through a yellow flag zone."I hate to

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Schumacher’s support team for Valencia to be propped up

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Mercedes has beefed up Michael Schumacher’s support team for Valencia, as the team bids to end his shocking run of reliability.Whilst Nico Rosberg has finished every race so far in 2012 and is right in the hunt for the title, Michael Schumacher’s record features no fewer than five DNFs, leaving him with more points than the six hapless drivers of the bottom-three teams.Bild newspaper reports that

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Alonso richest among current F1 Drivers - Forbes List

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Earlier this month, a French publication called Business Book GP 2012 claimed that Fernando Alonso is easily F1′s highest paid driver, with earnings almost equal to McLaren’s drivers put together. It was reported to be around the €30 million ($38m) mark.Ferrari however had denied the figures. “A shame then that it’s another case of utter balderdash,” Ferrari’s anonymous website reporter known as

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Sauber on Schumi - "I’ve never seen it in formula one before"

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Michael Schumacher’s run of bad luck in 2012 is hard to fathom, according to Peter SauberPeter Sauber, Sauber F1 Team boss, who was instrumental in bringing the seven time world champion into F1 in the early 90s, said that in the third year of his comeback with Mercedes, Schumacher is finally at the wheel of a worthy car.“But I have to say that Schumacher’s bad luck is incredible,” Sauber told

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Schumacher could've been leading title chase - Reports

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Michael Schumacher could have been on track for his eighth world championship in 2012He may be carrying the number 7 on his Mercedes this year, but luck has abandoned the great 43-year-old German in the third and possibly final year of his F1 comeback, Bild newspaper reports.“It sounds funny,” Schumacher admitted. “I have only two points, but it is my best year with Mercedes.”The newspaper’s

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Whitmarsh on Schumacher- "anyone who underestimates him would be a fool"

Monday, June 4, 2012

Whether or not Michael Schumacher stays in Formula One beyond 2012, is a hot topic.After his comeback in 2010, he had to get in terms with the new tyres, new regulations and moreover the new 'weird' [Lawn Mowers] looking cars. Since then we have seen the seven time world champion pick up his competitive form gradually, culminating in pole at Monaco recently.But luck has not been on his side, and

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Penalty-hit Monaco grid Reshuffles as Schumi reflects on his pole position [Update]

Saturday, May 26, 2012

A multiple winner in the Principality, the Mercedes driver has often struggled since returning to F1 in 2010. But he was the fastest on the Cote d’Azur today [May 26]. Michael Schumacher’s critics will be silent as the seven time world champion aced qualifying at Monaco.“I’m grateful to all the trust Mercedes had in me,” said the delighted German. “I’m able to give back a little bit in

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Schumacher enjoys pole position again while it lasts - Monaco Qualifying

Michael Schumacher was the quickest man at the Circuit de Monaco today, with a stunning lap time of 1'14.301. Unfortunately, he wont be starting from pole position for the race tomorrow, as he is handed a 5-place grid penalty for the collision with Bruno Senna at the Spanish Grand Prix.Mark Webber is thus promoted to pole position with Nico Rosberg for Mercedes in second and Lewis Hamilton in

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Brawn on Schumi: We have let him down in three of the fives races

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Ross Brawn should be firing on all cylinders as he returns to the pitwall in Monaco this weekendMercedes’ team principal sat out the recent Spanish grand prix due to illness, but a scarcity of extra information triggered speculation.One rumour was that he is seriously ill, whilst another was that his absence may in fact be due to his German employer’s high-stakes spat with Bernie Ecclestone.The

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Schumacher visits Valentino Rossi at Le Mans (+Video)

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Michael Schumacher was invited at Le Mans this weekend [May 20] to mark the French MotoGP race. Also visiting, was Stephane Peterhansel - ten times Dakar winner.For 33-year-old Rossi it was only his second podium finish in two years and could not have come at a better time as Stoner is due to retire at the end of the year and the Italian suggested he would be interested in the ride.Michael

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Pirelli : Technical notes for the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

For the first time this year, tyre supplier Pirelli has announced the combination of the hard and soft compounds for this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, as opposed to the soft and medium tyres they had supplied for previous races in the season so far.Color Scheme (Dry- weather) Super-Soft [Red] Soft [Yellow] Medium [White] Hard [Silver]

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Schumacher, World's second richest Sports Personality

Despite several years away from the top level, during which he has invested heavily in spite of the crisis, the seven times world champion Michael Schumacher is still the second richest sportsman in the world behind the golf legend, Tiger Woods.According to the Sunday Times' annual listings, the seven time world champion's (US) $823 million in career earnings is beaten only by Tiger Woods who has

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