Mercedes want Michael Schumacher to drive in F1 team

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Michael Schumacher is poised for a sensational return to Formula 1 with the new Mercedes team, according to BBC Sport pundit Eddie Jordan.

Mercedes want the seven-time champion as their lead driver after taking over title-winning Brawn, Jordan says.

"The possibility is being actively pursued and I believe it is going to happen," said Jordan.

Schumacher's spokeswoman Sabine Kehm told BBC Sport a return was "highly unlikely - but never say never".

The plan is for Schumacher to be a stop-gap before Mercedes can prise German rising star Sebastian Vettel out of Red Bull, Jordan said.
Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher
Schumacher could be a stop-gap before Mercedes target Vettel

The move would reunite Schumacher with Mercedes GP team boss Ross Brawn, who masterminded all his seven titles at Benetton and Ferrari.

The German, who will be 41 in January, had to pull out of a temporary comeback to F1 last year as a replacement for the injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa because of a neck injury.

But Kehm said that while Schumacher had not had any new tests on his neck, it was expected to be healed by the end of the year.

Jordan said: "It started with a meeting between Michael, Ross Brawn and Daimler chief executive officer Dieter Zetsche at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Source : BBC Sport - F1 - Mercedes want Michael Schumacher to drive in F1 team

Ok Who here thinks there is even remote chance of this happening? :P
 
I hope it happens!! I mean, I've given up on Crybaby and Ferrari for the next 3 years. I have no favourites. If Schumi comes back, it will give me something to look forward to!
 
Next year I will be supporting Masa.

I hate crybaby, but whoever drives for Ferrari gets my support :P

If this happens, it will be good for F1 for sure. No one would mind him being back in F1 regardless of the car he drives.
 
Not in a million years...

I'd be lying if I said that i don't want him to see driving..

But driving anything other than Ferrari isn't the way..

The names of Ferrari and Michael Schumacher are used so synonymously that even "Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP" sound foolish to the core..

If he seriously want's in, then kick Massa out...Pay him his full fees or something..
 
Eddie Jordan said a lot of stuff when Schumi was supposed to make a temporary comeback to replace Massa.

That did not happen.

This cannot happen.

Eddie - Dream on
 
Well the spokesperson said the same thing before he confirmed he'd drive for Ferrari last season. So I REALLY hope he comes back.
 
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