Schumacher set for Mercedes launch

Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher will be the star attraction when Mercedes GP stage their official launch on January 25, it was announced on Friday.

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Published: Sun 17 Jan 2010, 4:14 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 4:48 AM

Teammate Nico Rosberg will also be on hand, but the attention will be on the return of 41-year-old Schumacher to Grand Prix racing after a four-year hiatus.

Schumacher will be in the Mercedes cockpit on March 14 in Bahrain when the 2010 season begins and he was in Jerez, Spain, this week on a three-day GP2 test which saw him drive 130 laps on Thursday alone.

“I feel fit, I immediately felt well in the car again and I am ready to go,” said Schumacher, who retired in 2006.

“I am very happy with the times, the team worked well and the times were consistent.”

Schumacher signed a three-year deal last December and has said his ambition is to win an eighth World Drivers’ Championship title.


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