CLAD in his second skin of scarlet, Michael Schumacher returned to the Formula One world and insisted he has no interest in becoming a team owner or running Ferrari.
“Neither or,” said the seven-time world champion. “I have other ambitions.”
Six months into retirement and Schumacher was dominating proceedings again in the paddock at the Circuit de Catalunya, but his very presence raised the question whether he would be a help or hindrance for Ferrari at the first European race of the season.
On the track, it was McLaren who ruled the practice day, with Lewis Hamilton fastest in the first session and his team-mate, Fernando Alonso, quickest on the day in the second one-hour outing.
It was a timely reminder from the British driver of his talent, and Schumacher said: “He is doing a very good job. It is not a surprise to me after seeing his races last year in GP2.
“It is maybe a surprise that he can deliver so consistently. But there you go, he is well prepared, he is quick and he does the job.”
A world champion? “We will find out. We have quite a few great drivers so we will see,” he said.
Hamilton is tied on 15 points for the drivers’ title with Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen, the Finn who replaced Schumacher at Ferrari, and their battle for pole position today will be another thriller.
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