Schumacher to step in for Massa

[G-Shock]

from michael's website:
"The most important thing first: thanks God, all news concerning Felipe are positive. I wish him all the best again.

I was meeting this afternoon with Stefano Domenicali and Luca di Montezemolo and together we decided that I will prepare myself to take the place of Felipe. Though it is true that the chapter Formula 1 has been closed for me since long and completely, it is also true that for loyalty reasons to the team I cannot ignore that unfortunate situation. But as the competitor I am I also very much look forward to facing this challenge."


Wow, time to dust off the my F1 Schumi caps and pull out the Ferrari jacket!

 

[Mrs. Valve]

GO STIGGY GO!

 

[G-Shock]

Can some one add the last A in Massa, I don't know what happened.

 

[Duke]

Problem somewhere between the chair and keyboard, I recon.

 

[G-Shock]

PBCK Damn it I knew it!

 

[tre]

so Schumacher had been ordained or something? What's going on here...

 

[JAXvillain]

Can some one add the last A in Massa, I don't know what happened.

fixt...I was thinking this was some church thing too

 

[Syrup Beaver]

The church of Ferrari, of course.

 

[Syrup Beaver]

Domine lux perpetua luceat Ferrari

 

[Dory Berkowitz-Bukowski]

I was shocked to hear this. Even more shocked to learn a couple of days after the fact what happened to Massa. When I tuned in it was for the race, not Q and all I saw was Hamilton leading, that was shocking enough.

I feel really bad for Felipe though, to have a whole career ruined by a freak accident.

 

[OzSTEEZ]

I don't think he will come back and win races like he did before he retired. Button & Barrichello are in great form this season for Brawn. Plus. Brawn is not with Ferrari anymore.

 

[Dory Berkowitz-Bukowski]

Plus it takes time to be as physically fit as you need to in order to be the best at F1, Schumacher isn't pudgy or anything but I doubt he's done nearly the amount of training he needs to do.

 

[OzSTEEZ]

Well I don't know how often he drives the new Ferrari F1 race car. He could be doing testing for them.

 

[Dory Berkowitz-Bukowski]

....you also have to train with weights etc. etc. and eat the right diet.

 

[OzSTEEZ]

I'm sure he's fine in that regard.

 

[JAXvillain]

you have to eat right to drive a car...interesting concept

 

[Dory Berkowitz-Bukowski]

It's not 'driving a car'. Do you know how much physical exertion it takes to drive a grand prix? They're not 'drivers', they're athletes.

 

[Syrup Beaver]

you have to eat right to drive a car...interesting concept

Well yeah, you don't want to have an assplosion halfway through the corkscrew because you had a chopped salad with expired dressing prepared by an extremely hairy dude who never washes his hands.

 

[OzSTEEZ]

It's not 'driving a car'. Do you know how much physical exertion it takes to drive a grand prix? They're not 'drivers', they're athletes.

I know you haven't already, but please don't say NASCAR drivers are athletes

 

[Dory Berkowitz-Bukowski]

I know you haven't already, but please don't say NASCAR drivers are athletes

Considering we don't have NASCAR here and the impression I get is that it's a bunch of jumped up yokels driving round in a big circle, I think it's safe to say I won't call them athletes anytime soon.