This is how it begins, again: Michael Schumacher begins his Formula One comeback tour this week with a set of GP2 tests in Spain.
Schumacher spent three years in retirement, but much like Michael Jordan, Richard Nixon, Brett Favre, Jay-Z, The Who, Kiss and every single boxer ever, the seven-time F1 champ couldn't sit still. In December, he signed with Mercedes, paving the way for his 2010 comeback. This week, he'll test GP2 rides for three days, and will help GP2 prep its cars for 2011.
On Feb. 1, Schumacher will step back up to the big leagues when he starts F1 testing in Valencia, Spain. He hasn't run an F1 ride since the end of the 2006 season -- and considering he may well be the world's first billion-dollar athlete, why would he?
The big question with Schumacher is what he'll have left in the tank, so to speak, after three years on the sidelines. What's his reaction time? What's his tolerance for risk? What's the condition of his back, both literal and metaphorical? He had attempted a comeback last year, but abandoned that effort because of lingering injuries from a 2009 motorcycle crash.
Regardless of how his season goes, Schumacher's legend is secure. And if he ends up embarrassing himself, hey, who cares -- he's Michael Schumacher, and the rest of us are not. :)
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