“He has been in Maranello more often this year than all the years in the past”, an anonymous Ferrari manager commented. Schumacher has all data and test times piped to him at home and one of his major tasks is helping Kimi Raikkonen settle into the Ferrari team.
However Ferrari communications manager Luca Colajanni has denied these rumours. “I have nothing to say,” he said. “I prefer to ignore such reports. Michael is clearly involved with the team, but this particular report is nonsense!”. When asked if he expected the speculation to continue, he said “But of course! That is what the media does – speculate.”