‘Schumi’ has come back to win - Ross Brawn
Despite of all the poor performances, the Mercedes GP team boss, Ross Brawn has firm faith in Michael Schumacher’s racing skills. He believes that the driver still has the same strength and determination, which is all he needs to bag another championship
of his career.
The seven times world champion, Schumacher is statistically the best racer ever in the sport’s history. The driver bagged five consecutive championships, first time ever in the 61-year history of Formula One from 2000 to 2004 under the Ferrari umbrella.
However, Fernando Alonso’s determination in 2005 broke the spell, as Alonso stepped on the podium as the winner. The long dominance of the German was dismissed by the Spaniard who made the record of being the youngest champion ever in the sport in 2005. The
following season saw him bag the second championship of his career, which forced Schumacher to announce his retirement in early 2007. However, in the last season the restless German announced his return to begin the battle for the title once again.
The surprising news was happily embraced by his fans. The hype of the 42-year-old’s return further mounted as he decided to tie up with the legendary name, Mercedes GP, the team that won both the drivers’ as well as the constructors’ titles only a year back,
under the title of ‘Brawn GP’. The experience of Ross Brawn and Mercedes-Benz, coupled with Schumacher’s unmatched driving skills, was expected to do wonders on the track.
However, it was not very late that the fans started losing hope, and the race analysts began discussing Schumacher’s decision of return as a big mistake. The team failed to provide the driver with a competitive car, while he failed to draw the best out of
what he was handed. In many races, he was outperformed by his teammate, Nico Rosberg, a far younger and inexperienced racer than the veteran.
The driver’s inability to win any race or even finish on the podium even once called for huge condemnation and criticism from all around. Almost everyone believed that the driver will not be seen on the track next season. All the Formula One experts thought
that his stay will further tarnish his legacy.
However, the determined and strong minded man not only announced to continue with the series next season as well but also announced his will to dominate the track once again. Earlier this month, he declared that he has come back to the sport with a three-year
project in his mind. He will bag another championship in these three years and will leave, not to come back again.
Although, he has not been able to convince many people in the sport, his team boss, Brawn is undoubtedly convinced by his skill on the grids.
Brawn insisted that the driver’s 4th place finish in Korean GP and 6th slot in Japan is an indicator of a better season ahead. He believes that the driver still has the potential, and all he needs is a competitive car to beat all his
rivals. While talking about the upcoming season, he insisted that now the onus is on him. He said that the driver will perform just as well as Mercedes’ car will allow him to, and he is sure to hand him a competitive car in 2011.
He explained saying, "I'm still optimistic because Michael's performances at the end of last season were encouraging. I'm convinced he will go decidedly better this year."
Moreover, the return of Pirelli is also expected to help the driver as all through the last season Schumacher blamed the characteristics of Bridgestone tyres to be unsuitable for his driving style. With the first Grand Prix around the corner, all his fans anticipate
seeing the same wonders he has been displaying during his early career.
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