Michael Schumacher will NOT return to F1

Taken from F1.com:

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/8/9731.html

Michael Schumacher has revealed he won't return to Formula One racing at the European Grand Prix later this month. Schumacher had planned to replace the injured Felipe Massa for Ferrari at the Valencia race, but has been forced to cancel his comeback due to pain in his neck, which was caused by a motorcycle accident earlier this year.

"Yesterday evening, I had to inform Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo and team principal Stefano Domenicali that unfortunately I'm not able to step in for Felipe," explained the seven-time world champion in a statement on his official website. "I really tried everything to make that temporary comeback possible, however, much to my regret it didn't work out."

"Unfortunately we did not manage to get a grip on the pain in the neck which occurred after the private Formula One day in Mugello, even if medically and therapeutically we tried everything possible. The consequences of the injuries caused by the bike-accident in February, fractures in the area of head and neck, unfortunately have turned out to be still too severe.

"That is why my neck cannot stand the extreme stresses caused by Formula One yet. These are the clear results of the examinations we did on the course of the past two weeks and the final examination yesterday afternoon. As there were no improvements after the day in Mugello, I decided at short notice on Sunday to do that thorough examination already yesterday.

"I am disappointed to the core. I am awfully sorry for the guys of Ferrari and for all the fans which crossed fingers for me. I can only repeat that I tried everything that was within my power. All I can do now is to keep my fingers crossed for the whole team for the coming races."

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I can't begin to describe how pissed off I am at this news. Oh well, racing goes on but it would've been a hell of a scene to see Michael on the grid again in a red car. It looks like Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer will sub in instead for Massa.

Massa needs to get himself back on the track this year, I don't think I'll be interested in seeing Badoer at all with all the hype surrounding Schumi's comeback.

Well, it may be time for another driver to shine anyway.

Seriously, I was looking forward to seeing him race in F1 again!!

Wtf?

I would have at least liked to see what kind of lap time he could lay down to compare with some of the current drivers.

I guess Ferrari can start working on next years car full time, no need to bother with the current chassis.

Too bad.

Noooo. I wanted to see him push Hamilton around. I wish they would put Rossi in for a race just to see how he'd do.

Originally Posted by cowmoo32

Noooo. I wanted to see him push Hamilton around. I wish they would put Rossi in for a race just to see how he'd do.

Hamilton would of wooped MS

That said I'm gutted and I think Rossi is a bit busy winning the Moto GP

another source

Michael Schumacher has called off his sensational return to formula one.

The seven time world champion, who retired in 2006, recently said he would step in out of "loyalty" to replace the injured Felipe Massa.

He tested a 2007 car at the end of July and was set to conduct two more days in the F2007 this week at Mugello, as concerns lingered about the health of his neck that he injured in a motorcycle testing crash in February.

Schumacher, 40, said on his official website michael-schumacher.de on Tuesday morning that he told Luca di Montezemolo and Stefano Domenicali the bad news on Monday night.

"I really tried everything to make that temporary comeback possible, however, much to my regret, it didn't work out," said the German.

Schumacher confirmed speculation that he actually sustained fractures "in the area of head and neck" in the February fall.

"That is why my neck cannot stand the extreme stresses caused by formula one yet," he explained. "I am disappointed to the core. I am awfully sorry for the guys of Ferrari and for all the fans which crossed fingers for me.

"I can only repeat that I tried everything that was within my power. All I can do now is to keep my fingers crossed for the whole team for the coming races," said Schumacher.

Ferrari said on Tuesday that test driver Luca Badoer will instead drive Massa's car in Valencia and beyond.

"We have decided to give Luca Badoer the chance to race for the Scuderia after he has put in so many years of hard work as a test driver," said president Montezemolo.

That sucks. Even though I'm not a Schu fan, I would have liked to see him in one of the new cars.

Badoer's been around at least as long as Schumacher has. I hope he can get it done.

**** god damn it son of a *****,

What a pity
But poor guy had a bad motor bike accident a few months ago:

maybe after a year of healing he will come back

still lol @ ferrari for trying to get the testing ban exemption for 7 time world champ

Originally Posted by yamashek

What a pity
But poor guy had a bad motor bike accident a few months ago:

damn, thats how it went down... sh1t, that was ugly

Rossi: 1

Schu: 0

Originally Posted by Lair

Rossi: 8

Schu: 0

fixed