Wanting to return was not rational - Schumacher

Michael Schumacher has admitted that his attempt to get back into Formula One racing earlier this year was an emotional decision, rather than a rational one. Schumacher told 'Reuters' that his main motivation was taking the place of his injured long time friend and teammate at Ferrari, Felipe Massa.

"It wasn't really a rational decision, it was an emotional decision, which, at the time, I thought 'why not, it's part-time, it could be funny,' said Schumacher.

"Having the meeting with Luca Di Montezemolo I looked at all the points, in particular that it was Felipe, who is like a brother to me. Part of the reason I retired was to hand over the car to him because he deserved to stay in a team with a top car."

Adding, "So taking the fact that it was him, having the accident, having to suffer, it was very easy to convince myself, so I finally said 'yes, I will try'."

Although as we all came to find out, a persistent neck injury stopped the seven time champion from racing alonside Kimi Raikkon in the current F60.