'Schu is ready to race'

"His neck is completely fine," manager insists

Last updated: 27th November 2009

Schumacher: Rumours

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Michael Schumacher's manager Willi Weber has said that the neck injury which prevented his Formula One comeback last season has healed.

In August, Ferrari announced that the seven-times World Champion would make a return to the cockpit to replace Felipe Massa, who sustained serious injuries in a qualifying accident at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

However, just days later Schumacher announced that a neck injury he sustained in a motorbike accident during the winter had not healed sufficiently for him to race.

Rumours of a comeback continue to persist, however, with former team owner Eddie Jordan claiming last week that Schumacher would race for Mercedes GP in 2010.

"His neck is completely fine - like his entire psyche," Weber told German weekly Bunte.

With Schumacher, who turns 41 in January, having retired at the end of 2006, Weber also downplayed fears that his reputation might suffer if a comeback is attempted.

"He could race for victories," he insisted before going so far as to suggest that Ferrari would run him if they were able to field a third car.

"If Ferrari could start the 2010 season with three cars, Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo would naturally put him in one of the cockpits," Weber added.

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