So Michael Schumacher, 7 time F1 World Champion, is back in the hot seat having signed up to drive for Mercedez Benz in next year's Formula 1 World Championship. The German, who turns 41 on 3 January, was unveiled at the Mercedes factory in Northamptonshire.
Schumacher has signed a three-year deal with Mercedes. He will partner compatriot Nico Rosberg in the team that won the drivers' and constructors' titles in 2009 in its former guise as Brawn. Schumacher will reportedly earn £6.2m after three years of retirement.
The man who dominated Formula 1 for a decade is reuniting with Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn, who masterminded all seven of Schumacher's titles, the first two with Benetton in 1994-5 and the subsequent five with Ferrari from 2000-4.
The question is can Schumacher at 41 years old perform at the same level as he did when he was in his 20s and 30s? I imagine he feels he can; I'm pretty sure he's not in it for the money...He's joining a team with a winning pedigree - this is the same team that brought Jensen Button his first World Championship in 2009 - and he certainly has the experience. And looking at this video, physically he doesn't look much different to ten years ago...swine...
This will also be a shot in the arm for Formula 1; Schumacher will bring to Formula 1 what 'Tiger' brought to the PGA, just hopefully without all the ladies....
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