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Hakkinen Calls Schumi a ‘Tragic Ex-Hero’

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Former Michael Schumacher rival, Mika Hakkinen, has once again added his two cents to the ongoing argument as to whether or not Schumi (a) made a huge mistake in attempting a comeback, and (b) should hang up his driving gloves and call it a day.  Hakkinen has come down firmly in the yes camp on [...]

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Nico Rosberg Says He’s Been Underrated

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Much has been said about Michael Schumacher’s struggle to come to grips with the Mercedes this year, while relatively little has been said about the sterling job that Nico Rosberg has done in getting the most out of an underperforming car.  At least, that’s the way Rosberg sees it. “I don’t think my performance is [...]

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Schumi Says He’s Coming to Grips with the Mercedes

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Seven time F1 champ Michael Schumacher finished sixth at Suzuka last weekend, and it’s being seen in some quarters as a return to form.  There was a day when a sixth for Schumi would have been counted as a failure, but that was then and this is now.  Schumacher has struggled in his first comeback [...]

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Ross Brawn Insists Schumi Hasn’t Lost His Edge, and Will Return in 2011

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Ross Brawn has given a qualified vote of confidence to Michael Schumacher.  Rumors have been rampant recently that Schumi would be gone at the end of the 2010 season.  Some have suggested that Adrian Sutil is waiting in the wings to replace him.  This makes a certain  amount of sense, if you accept the premise [...]

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Norbert Haug Dismisses Rumors About Schumi and Brawn

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Rumors have been swirling around the Mercedes camp, at least since Monza, that the Silver Arrows squad is in disarray.  Specifically, it’s been alleged that former team owner (for a season) and current team principal Ross Brawn is at odds with the Mercedes mother ship, and its key ambassador Norbert Haug. Some rumors have postulated [...]

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Ross Brawn Insists Next Year’s Merc Won’t Be Built Around Schumi

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While many supporters of Michael Schumacher are taking a wait and see attitude about the final outcome of Schumi’s comeback, on the assumption the current iteration of the Mercedes, orginally designed with Jenson Button in mind, will be evolved more to Schumacher’s liking, Merc team boss Ross Brawn insists that the Merc W02 won’t be [...]

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Eddie Jordan Thinks Schumi Is Ready to Quit

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As if the paddock pundits had nothing better to do, they’re back at it again speculating about Michael Schumacher’s future.  The latest round of gossip was sparked by comments by former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan.  Jordan, who is currently an F1 analyst for the BBC, famously predicted last year that Schumi would end up [...]

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After Singapore, Williams Will Focus on 2011 Chassis

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The Williams team have revealed that they will deploy their final upgrade to the FW32 chassis at the Singapore Grand Prix in three weeks’ time, and will thereafter focus their efforts on the development of the FW33, for 2011.  This might seem a bit counter-intuitive, as the Williams cars have been making progress up the [...]

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Michael Schumacher Insists Next Year Will Be Different

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Numbers don’t lie, but they don’t necessarily tell the whole story. At least, that’s the way Michael Schumacher would have it.  Schumi was recently interviewed byt he official Formula 1 website, and asked if he thought he was quicker than his young team mate and fellow German, Nico Rosberg. “I see all the details. True, [...]

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Brawn Says Mercedes Will Now Focus on 2011 Car

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There has been internal debate at Mercedes GP as to whether the team should shift focus to the 2011 season, or push on with the development of this year’s iteration of the car, the W01.  Nico Rosberg, who has made a better showing with this year’s car than has Michael Schumacher, has thus far been [...]

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