Topic: Michael Schumacher

Formula One's Alonso salutes Schumacher

Two-times world champion Fernando Alonso has defended old rival Michael Schumacher's decision to return to Formula One -- despite the former 'red baron's' disappointing results with the Mercedes team.Spaniard Alonso enjoyed a close rivalry with Schumacher when the now 42-year-old German driver ...

No regrets as Schumacher marks 20 F1 years

Michael Schumacher was a young man filled with doubts when he started his Formula One career.Twenty years later, he has amassed more triumphs and titles than any other driver in the sport's history - and has, as he said on Thursday, few ...

Schumacher insists he'll race in 2012

Seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has put an end to rumours he may retire at the end of the season by insisting Sunday he will race in 2012 for Mercedes."I'll certainly be racing next year, that is definite," Schumacher said ...
Two-time champion Fernando Alonso of Spain set the pace for Ferrari in Friday morning's opening free practice session for the Turkish Grand Prix.But the 90-minutes session run in wet conditions was overshadowed by a big accident involving defending world champion German Sebastian ...

Schumacher says too early 'to write us off'

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher Tuesday urged his fans not to write off his Mercedes GP Petronas F1 team following a disastrous season-opening race in Australia."There is absolutely no doubt we want to do better than in the opening race, which was ...

Brawn hopeful as Schumacher tops times

Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher set the fastest time on the fourth and final day of pre-season testing here on Friday.Schumacher, preparing for his second season with Mercedes since coming out of retirement, clocked 1min 21.268sec, with another former champion, Fernando Alonso, in ...

Schumacher fastest in F1 testing

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher took his Mercedes to the top of the time charts on the second day of testing on Friday, a welcome boost with the new F1 season just four weeks away.Schumacher, who put in 112 laps, clocked a ...
Britain's Jenson Button on Friday played down Fernando Alonso's view that former seven-times champion Michael Schumacher could race his way back into title contention this season.After ending his three-year hiatus to return to racing with Mercedes GP last season, Schumacher could finish ...
Mercedes GP team boss Ross Brawn on Wednesday backed seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher to come back stronger this season after his disappointing return to Formula One last year.Having come out of retirement, the 42-year-old Schumacher failed to reach the podium at ...

Formula One champion Vettel sets pace in testing

German world champion Sebastian Vettel threw down the gauntlet to his rivals on the first day of Formula One testing here on Tuesday as driving a Red Bull he clocked the fastest time.The 23-year-old clocked a best time of 1minute 13.769seconds in ...