With the rumors about Schu's potential comeback becoming reality by the day, the Canadian driver – who himself attempted to return to Formula One action with a new team in 2010 – launched some unprecedented declarations of confidence regarding his great rival's comeback with Mercedes GP.
“Obviously, everything depends on the person - if you've never been good, then to be experienced is worthless. But he isn't just anyone, he's Michael Schumacher, and he's always done incredible things on the track. That's why I'm convinced he can do those things again. In fact I'm convinced that, for him, it will be easy,” said the former Grand Prix driver in an interview with Autosprint magazine.
“I don't see any reason why he shouldn't get back to be his old self again. Tiredness, in this sport, isn't physical, it's psychological. At one point you wake up in the morning and feel annoyed for what you have to do. In the end it becomes a bit like going to work. But if you have a break like he has had, a multiple-year break, you don't feel annoyed anymore.”
It's interesting that his comments come only a couple of months after Schumacher admitted, via an interview with Shell, that one of the things he regrets the most in his F1 career was trying to take Villeneuve out during the 1997 season finale at Jerez. At the end of that season, the Canadian went on to become world champion, while Schu was stripped of all his points that year by the FIA (for his move on the Canadian driver).
However, talking about his desire to return to Formula One, Villeneuve was quite categorical.
“Would I like to get back on the track and dice with him (Schumacher)? To be honest, I'd like to be back in F1 regardless whether he is around,” concluded the Canadian driver.
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