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Schumacher contemplates his exit strategy
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-01-20 07:00
Ideal scenario
It would not be engaging in excessive mind-reading to guess that Schumacher's
ideal scenario would involve him clinching his eighth world title before handing
the keys to the famous red racing car to someone else - maybe the massively
marketable Rossi.
Perhaps Ferrari's version would involve a season of transition in 2007 with
the German racing alongside the charismatic Italian and passing on all his
experience to a relatively young man making the switch from two wheels to four.
But what if it goes wrong again with another poor start to the season by
Ferrari? Would that really be the way he would like to exit the sport he loves?
The possibility of ending his career on a low might explain why he has
refused to rule out a move to another team - if Ferrari can't provide him with
the grand finale to his career, perhaps someone else might.
And that slim chance of Schumacher delivering one final twist to his
outstanding career will keep the paddock rumour-mongers busy for many months
ahead.
On Monday, Schumacher gave Ferrari's new Formula One car its first outing
when he drove it around the team's test circuit at Fiorano.
He completed four laps and practised starts in the car,
which will be officially unveiled at Mugello on January 24.
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