Michael Schumacher has taken to karting now that his test with the Ferrari F60 was made impossible. Schumacher and Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer were present at the Lonato karting circuit in Italy as to get more seat time in a race chassis, although not quite a single seater like the one he'll be driving in Valencia later this month.
I dont think so now, i think hes gonna raise his game alot now to prove that he is the number 1 in the team and not Schumacher.Sawtooth-spike wrote:Its gonna be like Top gun!
The best of the best!
Just a shame that the Iceman is going for an ice cream!
Very well stated my man! I hope he bring a serious can of whip-@$$ with him [-o<WhiteBlue wrote:I did not think he would do it but both Domenicali and Montezemolo asked him to do it. So pending all medical go well he will be back in the F60. I love it. Many of the young drivers will love to compete with him on track.
Kimi is probably completely umperturbated. He will say something like this: "I drive the car and we are still not fast enough. The car needs more hard work by the team. There is a second car and I don't really care who drives it."
Personally I don't think his reputation will be ruined by failing to beat Kimi, on the other hand Kimi's would be if Schumi beat him.Diesel wrote:Bad move IMO, it can only serve to damage him. If he finishes behind Kimi people will say Kimi was a better driver all along and he was a more worthy champion. I know it would be unfair to say that considering he's been out of the car so long, he's had no experience of this car etc. etc. But that is what people will say, and that is what history will say.
How is Massa going to see this? That's his seat!
The real good news of today is that Massa is walking, and disappointed about the Hungary result exclaiming "That was my race!". Excellent news, he will be back this season!
+1axle wrote: Personally I don't think his reputation will be ruined by failing to beat Kimi, on the other hand Kimi's would be if Schumi beat him.
Diesel wrote:Bad move IMO, it can only serve to damage him. If he finishes behind Kimi people will say Kimi was a better driver all along and he was a more worthy champion. I know it would be unfair to say that considering he's been out of the car so long, he's had no experience of this car etc. etc. But that is what people will say, and that is what history will say.
"....so let's bring in a 40 year old driver with recent motorcycle injury, that haven't stepped in an F1 car for a year and haven't raced for 3 years, and will not race next year! Now that would be some feedback hehe! So lest throw him in without testing! Yay!"sstanescu wrote:I can read Ferrari's move the following way: "We are screwed this year, we lost Massa for a while, Kimi.... well...you know him... Would you drive for us, doing some real development for the next year? The chaps really need some reliable feedback."
Just something someone on another forum has floated in my brain!?!22) TESTING
22.1 a) Testing shall be considered any track running time undertaken by a competitor entered in the Championship with the exception of :
i) promotional or demonstration events carried out using tyres provided specifically for this purpose by the appointed supplier ;
ii) young driver training, any such driver having not competed in an F1 World Championship Event in the preceding 24 months nor tested a Formula One car on more than four days in the same 24 month period.
b) No competitor may carry out more than 30000km of testing during a calendar year.
c) Cars must be fitted with the FIA ECU required by Article 8.2 of the 2009 FIA Formula One Technical Regulations.
d) No testing is permitted at sites which are not currently approved for use by Formula 1 cars. In order to ensure that venue licence conditions are respected at all times during testing, competitors are required to inform the FIA of their test schedule in order that an observer may be appointed if deemed necessary.
e) During all Formula One testing :
- red flag procedures must be respected ;
- no other type of vehicle is permitted on the track ;
- every reasonable effort should be made to ensure that the recommendations concerning emergency services detailed in Article 16 of Appendix H to the Code are followed.
f) If, after an incident, the Medical Warning Light signals that threshold forces have been exceeded the driver must present himself for examination in the circuit medical centre without delay.
