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Schumi’s Long Term Plans Revealed

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Michael Schumacher has never suffered from a shortage of critics, either in his earlier incarnation as seven-time champ and all around wunderkind, or in his latest iteration as a middle-aged comeback kid trying to recover the form of his youth. Certain paddock wags nowadays continue to urge Schumi to throw in the towel before he [...]

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Does Schumacher Regret His Comeback?

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Do you think Michael Schumacher has any regrets about making a comeback?  Much has been said, and much of it negative, about Schumi’s return to active racing at the pinnacle of motorsport.  Such greats of earlier eras as Sterling Moss, Jackie Stewart and even Niki “the Rat” Lauda have suggested that Schumi’s comeback has been [...]

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Ross ‘the Maestro’ Brawn Cashes In

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Mercedes GP boss Ross Brawn isn’t known as “the Maestro” for nothing.  He helped mastermind uberdriver Michael Schumacher’s seven world titles at Benetton and Ferrari, and he later went on to snooker the field in 2009 with his eponymously badged Brawn, which cleverly exploited a loophole in the tech regs by employing a controversial double [...]

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Mercedes One Second Adrift of Leaders

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Although test times notoriously reveal little during the pre-season phase, there are some who are willing to draw a few conclusions.  Among them, are Mercedes GP honchos Nick Fry and Ross Brawn, who admitted recently that the Merc was perhaps a full second adrift of the pace of the leaders (the leaders being Red Bull [...]

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Ross Brawn to Shuffle Staff at Mercedes

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There are staffing changes afoot at Mercedes.  It’s no secret, 2010 has been something less than banner season for the Brackley-based squad.  Ross Brawn recently stated that their problems this year stem largely from downsizing that occurred in the wake of the management buyout of the team from Honda, at the end of 2008. Brawn’s [...]

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Nick Heidfeld Leaves Mercedes to Test for Pirelli

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In joint announcements by Mercedes GP and Pirelli, it has been revealed that Mercedes reserve driver Nick Heidfeld will leave the Mercedes to become test driver for the Italian tire maker.  Heidfeld will enjoy a unique privilege under the current F1 regulations, as he’ll be the only driver to allowed to test outside of the [...]

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Ross Brawn Blames Schumi’s Performance Woes on Tires

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There has been much speculation over the cause of Michael Schumacher’s performance woes during his comeback season this year, but Ross Brawn, who is probably the best person to judge, considering the number of years he has worked with the German ace, has come forward and offered the most cogent explanation yet. Brawn insists that [...]

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Schumi Targets Title in 2011

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Michael Schumacher has given a clinical assessment of his chances of competing next season, in the face of a raft of criticism over his comback performance in 2010.  When asked if he would return with the Mercedes squad in 2011, he answered bluntly, “Yes.” As Schumacher told reporters in Hockeheim today, in advance of this [...]

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Norbert Haug Backs Schumi’s Title Challenge for 2011

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Mercedes sports honcho Norbert Haug has come out defiantly against many of the paddock skeptics who have written off Michael Schumacher’s comeback effort as a disaster.  While acknowledging that Schumacher has struggled at the start, Haug insists that Schumacher is taking the long view, and is far from throwing in the towel. As Haug told [...]

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Nick Fry on Schumi: ‘It’s Not Coming Together’

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Mercedes GP CEO Nick Fry is taking a realistic attitude in his evaluation of Michael Schumacher’s performance at mid-season.  Fry has been publicly optimistic about Schumacher all along, assuring anyone who would listen that Schumi was a bit rusty, that everyone within the team was impressed by his efforts and skills, and that eventually all [...]

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