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[DOOGLE]

Don't know if you heard Michael has a defined role now?

Schumi handed Ferrari development role Friday, 11, January, 2008, 15:01

Michael Schumacher has revealed that he and Ferrari have finally agreed a definitive post-retirement role for him – with the German to help with the development of the team's F1 cars.
The seven-time world champion was handed the loosely-deified role of “super assistant” following his retirement from racing at the end of 2006 and attended several grands prix in that capacity last season.
But it wasn’t until the pre-Christmas tests when the German made a clearer contribution when he got back behind the wheel to help with the team's winter programme.
And the 39-year-old has confirmed he will continue to play an active role in the team’s development of its cars, although no dates for his next test have yet been pencilled in.
“We have taken a while to determine this, but now my role within Ferrari is clear,” he told Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.

“We had to see where my presence would be most useful.
“I will be dealing with the development of the car within the Gestione Sportiva [Ferrari's motorsport division].
“We haven’t yet scheduled the dates when I will drive the car first-hand; nothing is decided.
“We will take a view on that depending on the situation: If the team need me to drive I'd be happy to, but not too often.”
Schumacher’s next appearance on a test track will come in Ferrari’s new F2008 car, which Kimi Raikkonen drove for the first time on Monday.
The legend says first impressions of the challenger have been good, but that it is far too early to come to any firm conclusions about its relative competitiveness.

“The car is promising, but it is not yet in its definitive configuration,” he said.
“In order to give a reliable assessment we must see what the competition has done.”

BIG THANX TO MINIMICK FOR THE IMFO,,.
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[Bungle]

not long now untill it all starts again

[Lipstick]

How boring is F1?


The same cars going round and around and most of the overtaking is done in the pits.

I think you need to get out abit

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Us F1 Fans do go out, to the Grand prixs

[Timtom]

Lipstick.. I'm with you there!! Its soooooooo boring!!

[Ouster]

I happen to find F1 so much more interesting that football.
This season was one of the best they've had in ages. Ok, I'll admit that recently the last couple of seasons haven't been all that great - but there's a lot of rule changes in '08 (such as banning traction control) which will make the racing exciting again.

My money is definitely on Ferrari this year.

[*DJH*]

bring back the '69 F1 lotus

[Brawlyrox]

Now that is a car!! No electronic gizmos on there to help the driver and Graham Hill a real driving star!

[Ouster]

Tower wings
If you haven't, take a trip to the Donington Motor Museum, they've got so many F1 cars in there! Including that one.

[DOOGLE]

How boring is F1?


The same cars going round and around and most of the overtaking is done in the pits.

I think you need to get out abit

f1 boring, wake up and smell the roses women,, roll on the new season,,

[Lipstick]

I thought Scueys New Roll was Ham and Eggs

[*DJH*]

Now that is a car!! No electronic gizmos on there to help the driver and Graham Hill a real driving star!

too right Nick my two favorites though are the;

BRM H16 -


just look at that horizontal 16

Honda RA 272 -

[Ouster]

I was always a sucker for Damon Hill's FW18 - the Rothman's delivery was so bloody sexy.
Oldie favourite had to be either the Vanwall streamline (not sure of the design number) or the JPS (I have the same model on my scalextric and its awesome )

[*Raz*]

How boring is F1?


The same cars going round and around and most of the overtaking is done in the pits.

I think you need to get out abit

^^ What she said!!

Im with you there Miss Lipstick