Michael Schumacher’s spokeswoman has denied reports that the newly retired seven time world champion might already be regretting his decision to quit F1.
With a phone call immediately after the chequered flag, the 38-year-old German had been the first to congratulate his successor Kimi Raikkonen on his Australian GP win, amid suggestions that Ferrari could recreate its dominance of 2002 or 2004 this season even without Schumacher at the wheel.
But spokeswoman and biographer Sabine Kehm said: “He is not regretting anything.”
Schumacher’s long time manager Willi Weber, however, admits that his famous charge could have added to his tally of drivers’ titles in 2007.
“The fact is that Ferrari does not at this moment have serious competitors. Clearly, Michael could have become champion again,” he said.
For the time being at least, Schumacher is some sort of ‘advisor’ to the Ferrari team, but he is also filling his time with other things.
Keen eyed observers in Switzerland, for example, have this week spotted the great driver on a poster for the Farmer’s Federation, with the caption reading: “Swiss farmers go flat out”.
