Happy Christmas from Schumi

It's been the worst-kept secret in F1, but today it was finally confirmed.

7-time World Champion Michael Schumacher has signed for the new Mercedes team for next season for a tidy £6.2 million. It might even be a deal that sees him there for 3 years, but doubtlessly there are "options" on both sides.

This is stupendous news. The most successful F1 driver ever is coming back to have another go! Against 3 existing Champs (Alonso, Hamilton & Button)! With his old mate Ross Brawn! NOT Ferrari! The thought of this had obviously upset that dapper Italian chap from the Prattling Horse (Di Montezuma or something) enormously, as he was interviewed this week and kept banging on about there being two Schumachers (no, not Ralph) and that one would always be a Ferrari driver etc etc and the OTHER one wanting something else. Keep looking at him and smiling, and slowly back towards the door.

Anyroad, I digress, just for a change. The point is... Schumi is back! That's going to liven things up a bit isn't it?! Thanks Mike - best pressie you could have given an F1 fan.

(NP: Squeeze - "Annie Get Your Gun")

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