Category: Former

Jacques Villeneuve could be on the verge of returning to Formula One, if Stefan GP are awarded a place on the grid.

According to Autosport, the 1997 world champion has already agreed terms to join the Serbian outfit and is likely to be joined by Japan’s Kazuki Nakajima.  Read more... (123 words, estimated 30 secs reading time)

Michael Schumacher believes that he will be able to fight for this year’s world championship, after declaring himself happy with the progress that Mercedes has made with the new W01.

However, the seven-times champion does admit that it is impossible to compare the competitiveness with the new Mercedes with last season’s all-conquering Brawn GP 001.  Read more... (272 words, estimated 1:05 mins reading time)

Michael Schumacher has moved to give some indication of what the 2010 form is today by saying that he believes the established top four of Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull and his Mercedes team are out in front.  Read more... (270 words, estimated 1:05 mins reading time)

McLaren chairman Ron Dennis has downplayed the similarities between his current line-up of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button and the famous rivalry between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.  Read more... (377 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Eddie Jordan has said that Lewis Hamilton will be spurred on to the 2010 world championship by the presence of Michael Schumacher. The BBC pundit, speaking to the Daily Telegraph, was sure that Hamilton’s motivation and performance level would be increased by the sight of the seven-time champion lining up on the grid beside him.  Read more... (260 words, estimated 1:02 mins reading time)

Michael Schumacher has said he thinks his new Mercedes team have all it takes to become world champions in 2010. Speaking at the first publicity event for the new team in Stuttgart – in which a Brawn was painted in 2010 livery and Schumacher donned silver overalls – the legend said he could not wait for the season to start.  Read more... (306 words, estimated 1:13 mins reading time)

Norbert Haug has refuted speculation that Michael Schumacher will be the team’s number one driver for 2010, claiming that Nico Rosberg is happy to partner his fellow German.

Earlier this week it was announced that Schumacher would take over Rosberg’s designated number 3 for 2010 – a move which has led many to suggest that the seven-times champion will once again receive preferential treatment.  Read more... (191 words, estimated 46 secs reading time)

Pedro De La Rosa will return to Formula One next season after being announced as the second BMW Sauber driver on Tuesday.

The 38-year-old Spaniard, who has been McLaren’s test and reserve driver for several years, completes the team’s line-up alongside the highly-rated Kamui Kobayashi.  Read more... (234 words, estimated 56 secs reading time)

Ross Brawn is confident that Michael Schumacher will win this year’s world championship, despite having not raced in Formula One since the end of 2006.

At 41, Schumacher will be the oldest driver on the grid when the teams’ line-up for the first race of the season in Bahrain. Despite this, Brawn, who was instrumental in persuading the German to come out of retirement, believes that he will be as competitive as ever.  Read more... (226 words, estimated 54 secs reading time)

Michael Schumacher has conceded that he will remain committed to Formula One even if he does not win the world championship in 2010.

Schumacher makes his much-publicised return to Formula One this year after signing a three year deal with Mercedes Grand Prix and although the German says that he wants to win his eighth world championship, he concedes that it might take time.  Read more... (486 words, estimated 1:57 mins reading time)