Schumacher to get back in F1 car for demo run

Schumacher to get back in F1 car for demo run Retired seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher will drive his old Formula One car again next month in a demonstration run around the daunting Nuerburgring Nordschleife track, Mercedes said on Thursday. The German manufacturer said the 44-year-old's drive in a 2011 car around the old 20km track, before the start of a 24-hour race on May 19, would be a 'thank you' to his fans for their years of support. It...
07:18 PM, Apr 25, 2013

Schumacher to be a Mercedes ambassador for safety

Schumacher to be a Mercedes ambassador for safety Stuttgart: Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is becoming an ambassador for safety for Mercedes-Benz. The German carmaker says the long-term partnership will focus on the development of its Intelligent Drive safety system. Schumacher will help develop the system that seeks to improve road safety. The former Ferrari and Mercedes driver says he was always "a supporter of driving aides in racing as well as street cars" and used such...
09:21 AM, Apr 12, 2013

Michael Schumacher becomes Mercedes ambassador

Michael Schumacher becomes Mercedes ambassador Shanghai: Mercedes announced a long-term agreement with Michael Schumacher on Thursday for the retired seven times Formula One champion to become an ambassador for their brand focusing on future technology and road safety. "The future interests me much more than the present and past," the German, the most successful grand prix driver who won his titles with Benetton and Ferrari between 1994 and 2004, said in a statement. "During my...
11:32 PM, Apr 11, 2013

Schumacher rules out returning to Formula One as pundit

Schumacher rules out returning to Formula One as pundit Seven times Formuala One world champion Michael Schumacher has ruled out returning to Formula One as a pundit. ...
11:37 AM, Mar 11, 2013

Red Bull's Vettel the favourite as F1 season begins

Red Bull's Vettel the favourite as F1 season begins Winning a fourth consecutive title would put Vettel in the company of F1 greats Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher. ...
11:00 PM, Mar 09, 2013

Sebastian Vettel to start 2013 Formula One season as favourite

Sebastian Vettel to start 2013 Formula One season as favourite The 25-year-old Red Bull driver became the youngest triple champion last year and stand a chance to become the first driver to clinch four championships before the age of 30. ...
08:42 AM, Mar 08, 2013

Prost expects Vettel to equal his title tally

Prost expects Vettel to equal his title tally Frenchman Prost won his four championships with two teams over nine years but Vettel is aiming for four in a row. ...
09:35 AM, Feb 26, 2013

Byrne lending a hand with Ferrari's 2014 car

Byrne lending a hand with Ferrari's 2014 car The 69-year-old is working on the new Enzo road car project but also providing "operational support" on the 2014 F1 project. ...
07:44 PM, Feb 10, 2013

Vettel and Schumacher win Race of Champions for sixth successive year

Vettel and Schumacher win Race of Champions for sixth successive year Germany comfortably beat the French pairing of F1 driver Romain Grosjean and rally driver Sebastien Ogier by two heats to nil. ...
08:56 AM, Dec 16, 2012

India's Karthikeyan, Chandhok win Race of Champions Asia

India's Karthikeyan, Chandhok win Race of Champions Asia Team India defeated Japan 2-0 in the final after leading the group stage with four wins out of six races. ...
11:03 PM, Dec 14, 2012

Schumacher saddened by Norbert Haug exit from Mercedes

Schumacher saddened by Norbert Haug exit from Mercedes Haug's sudden and unexpected departure from Mercedes will tear a massive hole in both the team and F1, says Schumacher. ...
05:24 PM, Dec 14, 2012

Michael Schumacher fans hail their departing hero

Michael Schumacher fans hail their departing hero Schumacher retired for the first time in Brazil in 2006 and came back in 2010. ...
09:29 PM, Nov 25, 2012