Schumacher Recharged His Batteries Since 2006

Reflecting on his Formula One return next season on his personal website, Michael Schumacher revealed that the 3-year period of time that he spent outside the racing world has only made him more hungry to further add to his impressive resume. He made it very clear that he wants to win at least another world title in F1 and, considering the team he signed with, there is no reason why he can't be optimistic about it.

“We have a clear aim – we want to win the championship. That is my personal standard too, and that's what we will fight for from the beginning. The constellation we have here is pretty unique – with Ross (Brawn) and his world championship-winning team, with the know-how of Mercedes, with the best engine at the moment...and we want to use that. It is about time to start this whole thing,” said Schu.

The 41-year old also explained the reasons that made him reconsider his definitive quit from the series. After two tiresome seasons battling Fernando Alonso for the title – and losing on both occasions – Schumacher needed to recharge his batteries off racing.

“After my retirement at the end of 2006 I was very happy. I felt relief, just like freedom. I enjoyed that feeling, because especially in the last two years F1 had demanded a great deal from me – not the racing, which I loved all the time, but all those things which relate to living under constant observation.”

“It did me extremely well to be quiet for those three years; it really is as if my batteries are fully-loaded. My energy is back completely. I really notice how the prickle is coming, how motivated I am because I'm so looking forward to this competition,” added the German driver.

Schumacher's preparation for the 2010 season already began last week, when he completed 3 days of testing with a GP2 car, at Jerez. His first proper F1 test is scheduled two weeks from now, at Valencia, when he'll drive the Mercedes F1 machine for the first time.