It seems like yesterday we saw Michael Schumacher racing a Ferrari Formula 1 car, but it was 2006. At that time during the off-season we all wondered, would the sport be better or worse without him? Who could fill such a huge void? Rookie Lewis Hamilton from Great Britain came in and made it all interesting again. Other drivers were racing for the win again, it wasn’t just the Michael show anymore. 2007 – 2009 were great seasons for the sport of Formula 1 and renewed my interest in seeing, what will happen week to week.
This off season became interesting when Michael Schumacher announced he would stop his retirement and come back racing with the boys. To make it even more shocking, he would not return to Ferrari, even though he was their pet for the previous three years. In what I believe is the first step towards the next championship, Michael defects from his long time family in Ferrari for Mercedes GP. This newly renamed outfit is actually Ross Brawn’s team that won last years championship. Even more of a coo is the teaming up of what was a very powerful duo of Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher. Together they have put together a handful of world championships already.
The other interesting part of this whole transaction is the driver that got displaced so Michael could have this seat, is none other than our current reigning champion, Jenson Button. Can you imagine, you win the championship for you team, and then are asked to make way, we want a different driver? Sorry Jense, you are the best this year, but you won’t be next year, so see ya.
Schumi is coming out of retirement into a perfect situation. The winning car, team, & owner from last season are his. This will make for a very interesting study on if he can get it done, and contend for wins. We all must remember that Michael is the penultimate driver of our generation. Can he get it done again?
I will be watching.
