Comments By Michelle Foster on the Return of Michael Shumacher

Michael Schumacher fans may be bemoaning his P6 in Bahrain while his detractors are rejoicing over it, seeing it as a clear sign that the German no longer has the ability that carried him to seven World titles.

In fact, one PF1 Your Say even went as far as to say that if Schumacher doesn't win the title this season it's proof that he only won his help with the help of the FIA.

But really, P6 and after a three-year lay-off? Let's see the rest of you do that.

Schumacher hasn't competed in a Formula One grand prix since the 2006 Brazilian race and yet he qualified his car seventh on the grid and finished the race sixth. And in order to claim that sixth he had to keep Mark Webber, a recent grand prix winner, at bay throughout the opening stint of the race. And let's not forget, Schumacher beat the 2009 World Champ Jenson Button on Sunday afternoon.

And while you could argue that he was four seconds behind his team-mate Nico Rosberg, I draw you back to the fact that Schumacher is returning from three years on the sidelines while Rosberg spent that time honing his craft.

So all in all, not bad for a 41 year old...

And it's not just me leaping to realism. When Jacques Villeneuve is impressed with anything Schumacher does then it must be very impressive. And "very impressive" is exactly how Villeneuve described Schumacher's comeback.


Michelle Foster


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Exactly my point! 3 years of not driving an F1 car, and now he is P6. I wonder anyone else can beat that. Just wait till he wins the race. I have no doubt he will certainly do that.

Michael Schumacher

Oh boy... This year's F1 gonna be sooooo exciting with the return of 7x World Champion Michael Schumacher. Though a bit sad to see him change from Ferrari to Mercedes, but I am glad that he is still competitive based on the recent tests in Valencia.

Ferrari seems to be rather strong this year when they topped the time sheet for 3 consecutive days. But lets see how things go once the race starts next month. Massa has also recovered from his almost-fatal injury last year. Good to see him back on track. I am sure he is thrilled to be back behind the car. Wonder how will his partnership with Alonso goes ? Surely not as good as he had with Michael, I believe.

Well, can't wait for the season to start. Wonder if Daniel likes watching it as much as his mummy does ?

Hehehehe....

Schumi Cancel His Plans

Looks like I will not be able to enjoy F1 this upcoming week. Schumi cancelled his plans to step in for Massa due to concerns on his neck injuries.

What to do.... Safety comes first....

The Return Of F1 Superhero

Yup - Michael Schumacher is returning to F1 racing.

It was actually Massa's injury that prompted Schumi to come back, since Ferrari will be left with only 1 driver. Massa was hit by an object that falls off from Rubens's car (which makes me wonder - Is Brawn's car not safe at all ? ) and had to undergo operation. He is now awake but doc rules out racing for the time being.

Naturally, and logically, Schumi was requested to fill-in as he is one of the best in Ferrari and perhaps in the whole F1.

Now the season should be more interesting, and I sure look forward to it ....

Go go go Schumi !!!!

F1 - Australia Circuit

The new season of F1 has started in Australia last week.

And BrawnGP, emerged from the highly controversial Honda team stole the limelight. Both the drivers came in 1st and 2nd, thus making BrawnGP the new favourites. BrawnGP, a name that derives from Ross Brawn, a highly intelligent man I would say in the F1 business. This was the same guy who help Ferrari and Michael Shumacher to win 7x.

Ferrari seems to be struggling - with their car pace, wrong strategy, KERs. And this seems to be the first time that I saw no points for Ferrari, be it drivers championship or constructor championship. They need to buck up fast, to catch BrawnGP.

I will still support Ferrari. Go go Ferrari !

F1 - Germany GP

Last week saw Hamilton raced to chequered flag. It was a thrilling race which saw him pitted and rejoin in 4th position after leading for almost three quarter of the race. He overtook Massa and Piquet Jr to win the race.

It was indeed a good weekend for McLaren and a bad one for Ferrari. Ferrari obviously lack of speed to match McLaren. Hopefully, they will bounce back in the following race.

What ire me was the way Hamilton so haughtily said to the press - "that Massa didnt defend his position very well. If things were reversed, Massa would not have gone through me so easily. "

I don't know what is wrong with me, am I being prejudice towards Hamilton or what. But somehow, the way he said it to the press makes me think that "This guy is so sure of himself and his head is getting bigger and bigger !" He could sure use some humility, and learn to be a little bit like Kimi. Less air in the head.

Well, what can you say ? There are lots of people with different characters.

Grand Prix de France

All red ...

Magny Cours - Ferrari once again dominated the race, bringing home 1 - 2 with Felipe Massa leading the Ferraris. Kimi was actually looked set to win the race but unfortunately his exhaust pipe broke and saw his race time was being cut down and eventually provide an opportunity for Felipe to overtake him.

Lewis Hamilton which was penalized due to last race's blunder saw himself taking 0 point this week (again) coz he was held up most of the time, not to mentioned another drive-through penalty for missing an Apex Turn and subsequently overtaking another car (at least that was what I saw). He says he is not guilty coz he already overtook the car but the race stewards deemed otherwise. Anyway, the best scoring Mclaren had for last night came from Heikki Kovalainen who scored P4, coming from P10. Not bad. But Jarno trulli was better. His car was obviously slower than Mclaren after 2nd pit stop but yet he managed to held off Heikki till the very end. I say, that was an experience driver. I salute you, jarno Trulli ! First podium I think for Toyota.

All in all, Felipe Massa is now leading the Driver's championship (48 points) and Ferrari is leadling the Constructor championship. Good week for Ferrari indeed ! Keep it up !

Stupid Comment

This is what I would call a stupid comment from a not-so-bright person - LEWIS HAMILTON. To read more, just click here.

He has the guts to say the rule is harsh after he nicely rammed his car behind Kimi's who was stationary due to red lights. He must have his eyesight check.

Dun wanna say anymore. He is getting bigger in the head even when he has never been a world champion. I can't imagine Michael S. behaving like that, nor any other driver. What do you expect from a rookie after all ? A not-so-bright but claiming-to-be-one person ...

Montreal GP

Didnt get to watch this Canada Montreal GP. It was showed live at 1am this morning (which I was already in a very deep slumber) so only get to know the results this morn.


And I am not happy to read at all that McLaren Rookie ruined Ferrari's chance of winning the race just because he couldnt see that there are 2 drivers in front in front of him that had stopped due to red light at the pit lane. Is he blind or what ? But luckily the F1 stewards penalized him 10 grids position for the next race in Magny-Cours. I applaud the decision made the stewards. He spoiled people's race but doenst feel any remorse to it. One does wonder if he does it purposely coz apparently Ferrari made a jump on him, overtaking him in the pit lane.


Anyway, it is a reason for celebration for BMW Petronas. Kubica's maiden win in 2008 and he is now leading the race pack ahead of Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikonnen.


I hope Ferrari will bounce back. Didnt want McLaren to win the race at all !

Hamilton's blunder causes Kimi's chance of winning the race

No Red Color on the podium - but congratulations to Kubica and Heidfield

Monaco GP

This week doesn't seem to be a good week for Ferrari. Though they grapped P1 and P2 during the qualifying, only Felipe Massa managed to bring home some points - 6 points actually. Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of BMW Robert Kubica.

Now, the Drivers standing shows that it is Lewis leading the race now. Kimi has fallen to 2nd place and Felipe 3rd consecutively.

Why oh why ??????

I hope they will bounce back in the next GP.

Another Win By Ferrari

Turkish Delight - Massa won the Grand Prix in Turki from pole position. Second place was Lewis Hamilton, followed by Kimi in third.

That means, in Drivers standing, Massa jumped to 2nd place, with 28 points and Lewis in 3rd place, also 28 points. Constructors championship saw Ferrari add another 16 points to their bag.

Way to go Ferrari !

Spain - Circuit of Catalunya

Kimi won the race, with Massa second and Hamilton third.

Grand prix in Spain saw the Ferraris dominating the race - Kimi and Massa. An eventful race, I would say. Safety car was deployed twice in that race. First, involving Adrian Sutil and Sebastian Vettel on Lap 1. Second safety car was deployed when Heikki Kovaleinan went full head off the track at high speed and knock himself unconsious. More news can be found on Planet-F1, GPUpdate.net, Formula 1 Official Website and many others.

Hekki being lifted out from the wrecked car

Ferrari is now leading both Drivers and Constructors championship. Kimi is leading the rest with 29 points and his next contender, Hamilton, has 20 points. Ferrari has 49 points to lead BMW Sauber and McLaren Mercedes.

So, there is a reason to smile and to celebrate this week - Ferrari won, they are leading the championship. Yahoooooo !

F1 - Bahrain Circuit

Yup, 3rd grand prix was held yesterday, at the circuit of Bahrain and nope, I did not watch it at all. Why ? No astro lor... And dunno why nowadays main tv doesnt wanna broadcast the show already. Last time we used to have 8tv faithfully broadcasting the show live. Sad ... Sad....

Anyway, it doesnt stop me to wait for the results anxiously. I browsed on the internet (at mummy's place) to know that Robert Kubica has snatched the pole and Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen will be starting from P2 and P4 respectively. I somehow knew that either one of the Ferrari will win the race and true to my delight - Massa won and Raikonnen came in 2nd.

So now, it is Kimi leading the Drivers' championship and BMW leading the Constructor's championship (Ferrari will take over, I know it). What a fantastic weekend for Ferrari ... Way to go !

Lewis Hamilton did not gain any points - which made me glad since I dont like him at all...

Kimi, Felipe and Robert on the podium

Ferrari Won ... Yeah Yeah ...

It was indeed a happy weekend. Why ?

Ferrari won, of course... Kimi Raikonnen, dubbed the Iceman, won the Sepang F1 grand prix leaving behind Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) a whopping 19.5s. Now, that's the man that does his talking on the circuit, unlike so not-so-new-rookie that seems to be getting a bigger head now. He definately needs to watch out, else he wouldnt even be able to go through a normal door. He only managed a 5th position, after being stuck behind Mark Webber for almost 50 laps, and behind Jarno Trulli for the final 3-4 laps. Haha, serves you right !

Felipe Massa didn't fare too well. Was the leading the way until the first pit stop which saw Kimi came out just nicely in front of him. And suddenly when Ferrari was looking much into a 1-2 win, Massa just spinned out and ended his day sitting on the gravel. What a sad thing. I was looking forward to see Ferrari 1-2.

Here is to the man who made my day proud. Kekekeke ...

Kimi Raikonnen winning the Malaysia Grand Prix, ahead of BMW Sauber Robert Kubica and McLaren Heikki Kovailenen