I think Mr. Schumacher avoided replacing Massa because he would have look bad: the car is not the dominant vehicle he had in past seasons and he knew it. He might have been telling the truth about a neck injury, but, you know, Schumacher has lied before.
So, I think that for him to come back he would have to have a dominant car. I'd say that we have to wait and look what kind of car Ferrari develops for next year, or perhaps, as the poll proposes, what kind of car Mercedes can have. I bet he doesn't want to drive in seventh or whatever place in the championship: he has a quite good opinion of himself, even taking in account he can have it.
The Pro/Con list offered before is... a little weird, even for some standards I've seen. In my opinion Alonso will do fine, even with Ferrari at low tide.
Besides, with all due respect, I think Schumacher is burnt: what makes you think differently? What feats has he accomplished recently that support the excellent opinion one could have about his physical form? That's not a veiled criticism, but a question.
C'mon, WB, with all due respect, I think is time for you to root for Vettel.
Anyway, if Schumacher comes back we hope he has good results and a better sportmanship (the second wish is easy to fulfill: a worse one is almost impossible).
Thinking a little about the last phrase I wrote, I would like to add this:
if he comes back I think the forum will need additional moderators. I also think that, in the event of Schumacher coming back, we need moderators really, really tough and not the nice, kind, open minded and gentle persons we have now.
On a side note, I would like to complement the Con list (some members will say it goes into the Pro list):
- Some members will be banned
