Michael Schumacher Retires...
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:27 pmAfter an emotional win in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Michael Schumacher has announced he will retire from race driving at the end of this season.
“It’s been a very special day,” said Schumacher in the post-race press conference. “There has been a lot of discussion for a lot of time and the fans have a right to be explained what will happen.
“This is the right moment - this is my last Monza race. I have decided to retire from racing. It’s been an exceptional time that motorsport has given me and I have loved every moment - the good and bad. They are what make life so special.”
With reigning champion Fernando Alonso failing to score in Italy, Schumacher now trails the Spaniard by just two points in the drivers’ standings and has a very real chance of taking an eighth world title. “Now I would like to concentrate on the last three wins and finish it in style,” he added.
The speculation now starts over what role, if any, Schumacher might play at Ferrari next season, and who will form the team’s 2007 driver line-up.
“It’s been a very special day,” said Schumacher in the post-race press conference. “There has been a lot of discussion for a lot of time and the fans have a right to be explained what will happen.
“This is the right moment - this is my last Monza race. I have decided to retire from racing. It’s been an exceptional time that motorsport has given me and I have loved every moment - the good and bad. They are what make life so special.”
With reigning champion Fernando Alonso failing to score in Italy, Schumacher now trails the Spaniard by just two points in the drivers’ standings and has a very real chance of taking an eighth world title. “Now I would like to concentrate on the last three wins and finish it in style,” he added.
The speculation now starts over what role, if any, Schumacher might play at Ferrari next season, and who will form the team’s 2007 driver line-up.
