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Rumor: Michael Schumacher, Retiring?

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As David Coulthard commented on Mika Hakkinen’s return to racing, “a true racer never loses the speed, only the need to race,” this may be a statement that Mercedes Petronas’ Michael Schumacher can also use. That is, if the rumors are true that he is retiring after the next season.

In an interview with Autosport, a British magazine, he said, “ I need a little bit more time to see about myself and how we are heading, and some input to see if that is what I want or not.” This sparked the issue in the world wide web that he might be retiring after. Also, he didn’t renew his contract with Mercedes GP even after Nico Rosberg already signed a new one. He again commented, “You have to asses where you are and what needs to be done, and then to transform it. You would rather do this early than late, but we have to understand that we were later than we hoped to be”, he added, “The important thing is, are we on the right track? Did we take the right measures? I think yes, but it has to be proven in the future.”

Well, we really won’t know what’s the real deal until Schumacher says it clearly right? For now, we’re hoping for a better season, then after, maybe we will hear from him and until then we really couldn’t conclude.

Source: CarScoop

Mercedes Petronas’ 2011 European GP Results

2011 European GP Mercedes Petronas’ 2011 European GP Results

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Mercedes-Benz’ Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher ended in 7th and 17th place respectively at the European Grand Prix. In this race, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull placed first.

Schumacher’s car collided with Petrov’s car on lap 15, just after leaving his first pit stop. The collision broke his front wing thus he needed to do another stop after completing the lap.

Michael Schumacher said he was not too happy with the race, he commented, “Not a very satisfying race for me today. The outcome was decided after lap 15 when I slid into Petrov and lost the points I could perhaps have achieved. Our race pace should have allowed me to finish more or less where I started, but that is only speculation after the incident. I saw Petrov quite late, even though I was aware that he was coming, and tried to brake as late as possible and go round the corner with him. But when I wanted to draw back, I locked the front wheel and slipped into him, which was clearly my mistake. From then onwards, the race was done and I just had to drive the car over the finish line. We will now look ahead to Silverstone which is one of our home races.”

Meanwhile, Rosberg used the option-new option-used option-prime stopping strategy which made him use the full potential of his car.

2011 Turkish Grand Prix

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Mercedes GP Petronas drivers Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher finished the Turkish Grand Prix in fifth and twelfth places respectively today. Started from third on the grid, Nico ran a clean race to finish fifth, with high tyre degradation in the early stages preventing him from finishing higher. Michael started strongly and was running seventh when a collision with Vitaly Petrov at turn 12 damaged his front wing and forced him to pit. He was then out of sequence and fought hard from last place on lap three to finish in 12th position.

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F1: Schumacher cautious for 2011 but Expects Wins

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Michael Schumacher’s return in the 2010 Formula 1 with Mercedes GP did not put him in any podium finish. In an interview with Germany’s Auto Motor and Sport he mentioned several problems with his W01 car which did not plague Nico Rosberg’s car. A burned floor, F-duct not working and a 5-degree difference in front wing were just some of the reasons he experienced in his races.

Schumi’s 3-year retirement has had its effects coupled with his age and compromise with his car which he found difficult to drive the way he wanted. The transition from Brawn GP and Honda investments contributed largely to the teams difficulties before the buy-out by Mercedes Benz came in. Schumacher said that there were a lot of changes in the process but by now, come the 2011 Formula 1 season, the immense support from Mercedes Benz has put them in a better situation.

It was stated by the seven-time World Champion that he is cautious about the 2011 season about speculating on fighting for the championship. He said further that if all goes well, they will be able to make a big leap forward and possibly win some races.

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