Talking about the 7-time world champion's comeback into the series, Horner made it very clear from the get go that he has no doubt in his mind about Schu's status within the Brackley team. As far as him and Red Bull are concerned, the German will remain number one in that team, and the little details that happened lately are living proof of that, argued the Brit.
“Michael was always number one, so in that context it's interesting to observe the little things that indicate a continuation of the tradition. For example, the sudden change of their starting numbers,” said Horner, in an interview with Germany weekly Sport Bild.
“If you ask me, when Nico signed his contract with Mercedes, the very last person he would have expected to be his teammate was Michael Schumacher,” added the youngest team manager in the F1 paddock.
Prior to the start of the winter testing this month, Mercedes GP confirmed that Schumacher's desire to have an odd number on his car for the 2010 championship was accepted by both Nico Rosberg (who was initially handed the No 3 race number) and the FIA. Schu argued that he only won his championships with an off number on his race car, and the team quickly moved to satisfy his “need.”
Curiously enough, the driver that had the No 4 race number on his car has never won a world championship in the entire history of Formula One. So Rosberg doesn't seem to have too many things ruling for him this year.
Google News