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Fittipaldi backs Schumacher for title
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10 March 2010 @ 08:47 GMT - Max Moore Emerson Fittipaldi reckons Michael Schumacher can win the title on his return to the sport this season. The former F1 champion did however say it might take the German a couple of races to get use to driving in traffic. The German retired from the sport at the end of the 2006 F1 season after winning the title seven times. Some doubt that Schumacher will be able to compete against the younger F1 drivers at age 41. "If he is motivated to win, yes, I'm sure he can. He is physically fit. I know there are much younger drivers but as long as the motivation is there to compete he will be competitive," he said. "When I raced in America after Formula One my last win was when I was 49, and second was Jacques Villeneuve who was 21. I still had the desire to win and was very competitive. Michael has gone back to Mercedes, who used to be Brawn, and they were the world champions last year so they should be competitive. Michael will have great equipment this year," he said. "It's going to take two or three races for him to get used to driving in traffic again on a circuit, it's not like just testing on a circuit by yourself, it's a different rhythm. It will take two or three races and he will be at home," he said. |
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