Word that seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher will make his Formula 1 comeback via Mercedes GP has been circulating for quite some time, but he has finally signed for the Silver Arrows, according to an AFP report which quotes Bild.de.
The report says that Schumacher, who will turn 41 in January, signed a one-year deal for the 2010 season worth seven million euros, adding that the contract was signed on Tuesday at Mercedes’ headquarters in Brackley, England.
Schumi, who retired in 2006, will join compatriot Nico Rosberg in an all-German line-up for Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team. He will also be reunited with Ross Brawn, the mastermind behind his seven titles at Ferrari and Benetton. Michael has competed in 250 Grand Prix races, winning 91 of them, and started in pole on 68 occasions.
UPDATE: It’s official! Mercedes GP has unveiled their star driver at its Brackley HQ. About the condition of his neck, Schumacher has this to say: “It wasn’t OK in the summer, but it’s had the time to heal completely, there is no further issue with the neck – 100%,” he told BBC.
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can he make it..let see
minyak saja dari malaysia lain germany
Wowwww.. Surely, He is having personal problem with Ferrari..
smart investment made by petronas.. luckily they invest in mercedes not lotus f1. his will make petronas's name goes up baby.. thahahah
fuyooo….. padan la petronas x mau kat alex… hahaha
the grand old man of F1 will surely be the man to beat! go go petronas!
shell(Ferrari) vs petronas (Mercedes GP). who'll take the podium? em mm can't wait to see em' on grid.
mistake! not grand old man, but great old man of F1.
surely our own great old man will be pleased by this news
Yes, it was a very slick move by Petronas. Cant agree more. Wont really be Shell vs Petronas since they're both laughing all the way to the bank with the recent Iraq oil deals:))
YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! Welcome back, I love u Schumey!
YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! Welcome back, I love u Schumey
This is great news!
Petronas has really done a good job in publicity..
maybe next time we can see Petronas having petrol stations in Germany..lolz
exciting news indeed.
Hamilton vs Schumi vs Vettel – its going to be an exciting 2010 F1 for sure!
Ferrari vs Mercedes in 2010? More like McLaren vs Mercedes. Now everything is so clear. Nothing to shame off for Alex. =D
Getting him and tie up with merchandise sales sure get much more revenue from that 7 million Euro spent.
Will Petronas have its usually Meet & Greet session with the drivers b4 the Malaysian GP? I'd like to add Schumi's and Rosberg's signature to my Massa, Fisi & Sato collection
SIRIH PULANG KE GAGANG…… at long last Michael Schumacher will be back to racing a Mercedes-Benz car again……Plus having Petronas name on his overall and helmet….
yup agree with NA. mclaren vs Mercedes a.k.a young Hamilton vs Otai shumi…Ferrari??..
good biz!
Petronas seems to had sme brilliant tactician behind the curtain. Good MOVE !!!
good biz
This can only add to the interest in F1. Look to the great Fangio – 5 titles – all in his 40's!!
Poor Petronas. They work like crazy even in F1 just to make profit. But then gomen simply take the money and build nonsense here and there. And there are 4 collapses in Terengganu, the land of Petronas.
Yo Mr PM, You cheer for Mercedes-Petronas or Lotus-1Malaysia?
Me? Non of these two. I'll stick to Satria S2000.
lets see how 'kuda tua' perform it. its combination of power train+experiences good choose from schumi to make come-back. so excited to wait Bahrain GP!!
I still like rallying.
YES!!!!!!!!! yippie…. doesn't matter if he do not win any race next season, as long as he's there i'll be real happy !!
@pulge,
so?
yes..yess…
go mecedes gp…!
what excites me most is the reunion of brawn and schummi. Coupled with the most powerful and reliable V8 engine on the grid now… the sky is the limit. I can imagine hearing Brawn telling Schummi again: "We need 20 qualifying laps to make this strategy work. Nico will cover your back":P
Would be an interesting season after all the doom and gloom befelling F1 recently.
German F1 Team vs British F1 Team.
3 World Champions going at it.
Now, if only Renault will join in with Sebastian Loeb and Sebastian Bourdais…
for a French team and Toyota had they not pulled out seating Kobayashi and Nakajima.
A1GP anyone?
a1 GP is sucks
finally return of the king!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Petronas indeed made the biggest coup ever. Who would be able to imagine Schumy wearing Petronas coverall? And I'm pretty sure the Meet & Greet for Malaysian GP will be a long one. After all, he only signed for one year (2010). This is once in a lifetime.
Unfortunately I'm not in Malaysia. If only you guys back in Malaysia know how lucky you are to be able to see The Great Schumy with Petronas jersey. A sight to behold. Beautiful combination!!!
Thanks Petronas for making Schumy "one of us".
Now Petronas will shows the biggest ROI in F1.
Instead of a team in a position which may not able to be seen on TV of Lotus F1, now, Petronas sure bring them in the international stage with Schumi and Merc.
You think Petronas will sign with Merc if they dont know Shumi is on? Common, if I am Merc, I would be using Schumi to lure Petronas on board!
Now I wanted to see the next F1 in Malaysia…how Petronas host Schumi!
As for Lotus F1…HAHAHA…poor Tony….being con big time this round..AirAsia will host Lotus F1 I guess with no choice. If I am Tony, I will bring Naza in! Earn so much never pay back to the country! oops, I forget, Naza got no value in international stage…hahaha….they only eat, i mean earn money, but no put back to the public or country.
F1 in Malaysia next year will be big.
wow.. no damn wonder petronas sponsored this team. petronas should have known this was coming all along….
there goes our tax money paid by petronas to get schumi…….y no people get angry? y?..suppose u all said should build more low cost house then buying old driver….now all G dog eh….hehehe
f1 sucks
I believe Petronas already knew about Schumacher joining this team before they sign the deal….Way to go!!!!
normally i only see people blame pet coz of gov policy or action….
now it different….malaysiaku
So now who's ashamed of who?
According to people in Ferari, that is not Schumi, but his twin brother…h.ha.ha
the return of the legend…welkomen Schumi…
i wanna pump fuel at petronas!!
Can he survive long hours behind the wheel? The last time he drove around the track, he got neck pain already..
Datuk Schuey…
Selamat Datang!
The return of the legend, welkomen Schumi…
“Words fail me. Lotus (is) a good team, no doubt, but what Petronas is doing is completely ground breaking and brave and Alex Yoong not seeing that fills me with shame.”
i will tell you why this is an absolutely amazing piece of news.
a malaysian company is now sponsoring ……
THE STIGGGGG!!!!!!
wow schumi,
i grow up hearing of his tales and seeing him in the telly ,never thought that day came when i could afford to see him live in action at sepang..the legend himself!!
Dah pencen, pencen je la… buat pe nak masuk lagi. U are already a legend! What is ur motive to come back in this arena? Ye la, mmg la good ROI for Petronas… tapi ape je yg dapat. Branding je… aku tak yakin dia gune minyak Syntium dalam F1 car tu… Petronas kene pegi lebey daripada branding je… in term of R&D, new product, penetrate new market, etc. Aku tahu Petronas mesti ada strategi. tapi kene pegi more further than today.. kene jadi mcm shell tu… dalam kedai servis motor sume minyak Shell. Aku harap kalau kite pegi UK ke, Europe ke, Africa ke, America ke, Petronas lubricant & gas station kene ada… Anyone notice any Petronas station other in Malaysia? kalau ada bagus la.. Petronas ni harta negara. Takde petronas, miskin lagi kita ni… jadi kene la jaga elok2… orang kata, kalau kita sayang, kita kene tegur. jadi ape yg cakap ni bukanla bashing, tapi tegur. nak tengok petronas jadi lagi maju dari sekarang. Petronas maju, negara kita pun tambah maju. Janji jgn kerajaan dok hisap duit Petronas tak tentu hala dah laa… Alamak, panjang plak membebel. Lastly good luck 4 petronas! shcumacher, bagi laa orang2 muda bawak keta F1 tu… awak jadi mentor sudah laa… :p
if Lotus F1 team pull AirAsia as main sponsor, sure the tag line will be "Now everyone can race"?
hehehe
I guess F1 now is so boring that is why The Legend need to make comeback?
Jubilation!! First Rossi (Fiat Yamaha), now Schumi (Mercedes GP Petronas). Good job Petronas. I'm so proud to see those guys wearing the Petronas logo.
karipap…
Your info is not correct. Petronas is quite big in Africa… owning the Engen petrol stations based in South Africa. http://www.engen.co.za/downloads/media_centre/pub…
I think they also have petrol stations in other countries. Check out your facts before you say anything provoking.
But I do hope that Schumy come back will get better result than Armstrong 2009 Le Tour de France. Like Schumy, whatever Armstrong does – always attract attention.
karipap said,
December 23, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
Branding je… aku tak yakin dia gune minyak Syntium dalam F1 car tu…
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Tak masuk akal. Selalunya syarikat minyak tak sponsor bagi duit aje. Diorang akan guna minyak & lubricant dari syarikat minyak tu. Ape pulak la bleh kata diorang tak guna Syntium dalam enjin F1 tu?
As much as i like to see Petronas to sponsor Lotus F1 racing team, but i think Petronas did a great job in securing the sponsorship to Mercedes.
Why?
Now we have two Malaysian brand in F1.
karipap said,
December 23, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
Branding je… aku tak yakin dia gune minyak Syntium dalam F1 car tu…
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Tak masuk akal. Selalunya syarikat minyak tak sponsor bagi duit aje. Diorang akan guna minyak & lubricant dari syarikat minyak tu. Ape pulak la bleh kata diorang tak guna Syntium dalam enjin F1 tu?
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Baru nak reply, dah ada org tolong cakapkan.
yea…welcome back schumi
Iklan raya tahun 2010….sorang mamat terkejar kejar nak balik kampung, lepas tu on the way dia stop isi minyak kat petronas…dia bawak mercedez e-class coupe ..oh rupanya micheal schumacher nak balik kampung…way to go petronas…
karipap said,
December 23, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
Branding je… aku tak yakin dia gune minyak Syntium dalam F1 car tu…
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stardard mentaliti lama. asyik percaya yang orang luar saja bagus.
anyway paul.
This story getting confused now.
Schumi spoke person won't confirm this, mercedes gp petronas also remain silent. And! it's only sourced from germany news paper company. (hope it's not a kind of Arus-Perdana paper we get here heh!
It's remain in grey…
this is superb news!!!!
to en karipap…mender la lu…mesti la pakai minyak petronas , maybe different grade..tapi sure la petronas supply…kalau dia pakai minyak lain..sure petronas tak nak sponsor dah…anyway cuba baca statement petronas , the deal is on and off the track…banyak lagi dia akan buat together, it is not only branding…
lastly, petronas ada kedai luar malaysia…serious get your fact right…cakap guna otak la..bukan sedap bahasa jer….mender la lu mat…cakap pum pam pum pam, macam gunung nak tumbang…tapi knowledge langsung takder….macam karipap kat pasar malam, besar tapi takder isi…hampeh…sampah
sad to note that we still have people like "karipap" around…..
we will see his driving skill gets rusty or not
back then when he was in ferrari, i hate him so much. i rather picked kimi, or JPM (holds most records for GP fastest lap i think) for driver and mclarren or bmw for constructor. the reason is i am a true ferrari hater. now he is back with merc GP, i think he gets my vote
i wish he will sink the ferrari's dream of world title next year.. hahaha.. but dont forget, mclarren holds 2 world champions in their stables now… scary to think of it, really!
so now Shoemaker is working for us
hopefully when he wins, he appreciate the minyak
zman said,
December 23, 2009 @ 2:33 pm
there goes our tax money paid by petronas to get schumi…….y no people get angry? y?..suppose u all said should build more low cost house then buying old driver….now all G dog eh….hehehe
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Personally bro, I rather see our tax money paid by Petronas to get Schumi than see our tax money used by G to send some guy to the space…for f*ck meh…sight seeing? At least this will spread Petronas business else where…go Petronas!!
i'm sure that 'shoe marker' is lagged behind hamilton….but the Mercedes GP Petronas will win constructor for sure!!!!ferrari maybe just history in 2010!! haha
suddenly.. Lewis Hamilton's name drowning~
I think no one in this thread doesnt mention his name~ hahaha~
haiz.. go~ but y schumi goes to merc? (arc-rival ferrari)
good gossip this~
Since F1 is losing its spectators, I guess this is the only move by the Legend to make it interesting again in this motorsport. Anyway, welcome back Schumi.
"Stig" works for Mercedes GP … not the pranching horse ..
i like lewis hamilton more…
wak lu,
schu jz need koyok for his neck pain..
anyway..
schumacher+petronas+mercedes = schutrodes
hehe…
its gona be one hell of a season. shumi vs alonso vs england( i hate mclaren) vs lotus 1msia :p
Now we know why petronas is sponsoring mercedes gp…
Mercedes should signed JP Montoya as a Shumi partner…
Or Mika Hakkinen… or Prost…. or Damon Hill…. or Mansel…
… old men……
Shumi… to me he was't a great champion…. he always got special treatments from the team boss and not a great street racer…. SO JP MONTOYA pls come back………
nEXT YEAR Support MERC GP Petronas guys!!!! hoorahhh!….
save duit ckit beli apparels dia…mesti cunnnnn petronas design kacuk with Merc…then iklan2 petronas masuk muka schumi….wowoowow…sweeeet….!
more revenue more wealth to our country. love petronas people!…..
the con side would be gov!!!…..
White Jack said,
December 23, 2009 @ 5:40 pm
so now Shoemaker is working for us
hopefully when he wins, he appreciate the minyak
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talk like u are one of petronas family…hahaha
Excellent news!! The Mercedes GP Petronas team has a really good chance of winning the F1 and becoming champion. A really smart move by Petronas! Now I cant wait for the new season to start. This should be very interesting!
super nice. all this while only shell guys got to see schumi for meet and greet. now sure come to klcc 1
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anyway karipap, u think to open service station in other country easy ke? in indonesia we can open but cannot sell fuel at subsidized price, u still wanna pump petronas ke kalo minyak kena beli 2x price kat pertamina? . in egypt cannot AT ALL because of land acquisition law! it's government regulation and not simply petronas doesn't wanna open service station all over the world!
Talking about petrol station… shell is pulling out from many markets.. exxonmobil too!
ELi said,
suddenly.. Lewis Hamilton’s name drowning~
I think no one in this thread doesnt mention his name~ hahaha~
haiz.. go~ but y schumi goes to merc? (arc-rival ferrari)
good gossip this~
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hahaha…i just mention my Lewis Hamilton above ur comment….hahaha…may that's why paul display our comment a little bit late…hahaha
Its gonna be an exciting year of F1
Even now Schumacher can pronounce Petronas correctly! Check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcBjx-viX3Y&fe…
really truely desperately cant wait to see d race , where's that remote that i
can click straight to march'10?
The biggest loser of 2009 is Mr Tiger Woods. (yeah I agreed he scored many times
but in the end he's still a loser )
ooppps,.. sorry, wrong topic ke? heh heh heh
ferrari : massa/alonso
mclaren : hamilton/button
merc : schumy/nico..
ehemm killer brand of motor sport..most exciting season in f1 history..4 me
Good move from Petronas
Welcome MS…………we all waiting you to be the world 1st
Motor sports is very dangerous.
For someone that is already a legend in F1 and still alive and kicking should think more of contributing from the Pit lane then in the cockpit.
Unless he likes hitting the Tamburello corner at 200km/h for kicks.
ducky said:
Motor sports is very dangerous.
For someone that is already a legend in F1 and still alive and kicking should think more of contributing from the Pit lane then in the cockpit.
Unless he likes hitting the Tamburello corner at 200km/h for kicks.
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Motor sports might be dangerous, but with technology and regulations, F1 is pretty safe these days. Way more people die on the roads of KL.