Pirelli boss wants Schumacher for tyre testing role
5 October, 2012
Oct.5 (GMM) Pirelli has offered Michael Schumacher a job as Formula One tyre tester.
After losing his Mercedes seat to Lewis Hamilton, the seven time world champion announced on Thursday that he is returning to retirement in 2013.
The news has piqued Pirelli chief Paul Hembery’s interest, with the Briton describing the 43-year-old as the sport’s “most experienced tyre tester”.
“If he gets bored in the Swiss mountains, then we will find a job for him,” he laughed, according to Germany’s motorsport-total.com.
“We can’t offer him 20 million, so he would have to do it for the love,” grinned Hembery.
Schumacher was notably critical of Pirelli earlier in 2012, describing the grip offered by the Italian tyres “like driving on scrambled eggs”.
Pirelli conducts private F1 tyre testing with a 2010-specification Renault R30.
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@javalocco:
Have you forgotten your reading glasses?
Are you Locco?
“So he would have to do it for the love”.
That is for free in any language!!!!!!!
Pirelli DON’T give him 20million, try reading it again.
Schumacher critisize pirelli, then pirelli give him 20million. Other driver will get some anger i guess.