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Ross Brawn Says Schumacher Hasn’t Lost His Edge

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Mercedes GP team boss Ross Brawn says seven-time world champ Michael Schumacher hasn’t lost his competitive edge.  Brawn was the strategic mastermind behind all of the German ace’s seven titles, so he should have a fair bit of insight into the matter.
When asked if Schumacher’s work ethic was much the same as it was during [...]

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Rosberg Quickest in Barcelona on Day Three

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Nico Rosberg managed to peel off a quick lap early in today’s testing sessions in Barcelona, before ran fell.  The time was never bettered, even though the track began to dry later in the day.  Although drivers ran slick tires again in the afternoon session, and lap times fell, Rubens Barichello brought out a red [...]

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Schumacher Expects a Big Four Renaissance in 2010

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After observing four days of testing at Jerez, Michael Schumacher believes that the 2010 Formula 1 season will probably be dominated by the Big Four, i.e. Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren.  It’s a scenario that recalls the highly competitive era of the late eighties, and early nineties, which saw domination by an earlier version [...]

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Rosberg and Mercedes Quickest in the Wet at Jerez

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The second of four scheduled pre-season Formula 1 test sessions began today at Jerez.  Shortly after the morning session began, it began to rain.  As a result, the quickest lap times of the day were recorded in the early portion of the morning session.  Rain continued through the morning and into the afternoon session.
The quickest [...]

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Schumacher Doesn’t Expect Immediate Wins, Stresses Development

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While Michael Schumacher was conservative in his appraisal of his first full day of testing at Valencia on Wednesday, he nevertheless was candid about how pleased he was to be back in the cockpit.  As reported in Autosport, when asked if he was happy about his return to F1, he said, “Yes, I’m really happy. [...]

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Day Three at Valencia: Alonso on Top

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The Formula 1 test at Valencia concluded today, and once again Ferrari was vaulted to the head of the time sheets.  Today it was Fernando Alonso behind the wheel, rather than Felipe Massa, however.  It was Alonso’s first opportunity to test the F10, and he seemed to adjust to the new machinery very quickly.  He [...]

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Barrichello’s Advice to Rosberg: “Get Out of There!”

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When Rubens Barrichello was recently asked what advice he might give to Nico Rosberg, who  be Michael Schumacher’s team mate at Mercedes GP this year, the Brazilian said he would tell Rosberg to “get out of there.”
Barrichello, who is driving for Williams this year, was Schumacher’s team mate at Ferrari for the 2000-2006 seasons.  Although [...]

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Day Two at Valencia – Massa on Top Again

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The second day of Formula 1 testing at Valencia concluded today, with seven drivers taking to the track.  The drivers’ roster changed a bit, with Michael Schumacher, Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett taking a breather, and Lewis Hamilton and Kamui Kobayashi joining the fray.  Today’s times were generally quicker than yesterday’s, as drivers [...]

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Schumacher Feels Like a Youngster Again – Video

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Climbing into the cockpit of a Formula 1 car again has fired seven-time champ Michael Schumacher with youthful enthusiasm.  Schumacher participated in the first official test of the season at Valencia today, and posted the third quickest lap on time sheets.
After the test, Schmacher told reporters that the experience made him feel like a young [...]

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First Day of F1 Testing at Valencia

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The first official day of testing for the 2010 Formula 1 season opened today at Valencia.  Seven teams were present, and of the front-running teams from 2009, only Red Bull was absent.  Red Bull technical director Adrian Newey has decided to follow last year’s practice of delaying early testing in favor of additional preparation time [...]

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