FORMULA 1 COMMERCIAL boss Bernie Ecclestone believes Michael Schumacher will star on his return to the sport at the European Grand Prix in Valencia.
Ecclestone said the seven-time World Champion will immediately mount a challenge to established leaders on the grid and reaffirm why he is the most successful driver to ever grace Formula 1.
Speaking to Reuters, the 79-year-old said: “I think he’s going to give one or two of them a driving lesson.
“He obviously wouldn’t have decided to come back unless he thought he was going to be competitive and Michael is a competitive guy … DetailsÂ
Ferrari have fired an astonishing attack at Williams, calling them losers and bad sports for refusing to allow Michael Schumacher a comeback test of this year’s car.
Maranello bosses are furious that the Grove team refused to agree an exception to the no testing rule brought in this season.
The seven-times champion has not driven an F1 car since the start of last year but is returning from retirement to replace the injured Felipe Massa. But Schumacher has less than three weeks to prepare for his debut in Valencia on August 23…Â Details
Sarah Fisher grew up in Ohio, a couple of pit stops from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. She got hooked on the drama of the Indy 500 early, dreaming about zipping down the frontstretch on Memorial Day weekend at 220 mph.
The popular IndyCar driver is also mindful of history. She knows the Brickyard is where open-wheel racing in the U.S. was born, and for decades the signature moments have come at superspeedways like Indy, which allow the cars do what they do best: go really, really fast.
Yet Fisher—the team owner, not the driver—also knows that times change. Oval racing on the series isn’t what it used to be, which is why she wasn’t surprised when the 2010 IndyCar Series schedule unveiled last week featured more road races (nine) than oval races (eight) for the first time … Details
Formula One points leader Jenson Button feels another hot streak coming on.
After winning six of the first seven races driving for Brawn GP, Button went on a three-race skid that he attributes to races being run in cooler weather. That is likely to change at the next grand prix, in Valencia, Spain, where Button is confident he’ll end his slump with a victory on Aug. 23.
“We have the money and resources to achieve great things, but everyone is moving so quickly we need to keep up,†Button said. “We’ve been through more difficult times so we can solve these problems for sure.â€Â  … Details