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Michael Schumacher says Lewis Hamilton has joined Mercedes at a good time

Ex-driver says team now have platform to "fight on several fronts"

Image: Michael Schumacher: Says Lewis Hamilton has joined a team on the up

Lewis Hamilton has joined Mercedes at the time when the team finally have a "strong structure" in place, according to the man he has replaced at Brackley, Michael Schumacher.

Mercedes team chief Ross Brawn recently pointed to a revamp of the Brackley outfit's aerodynamic department during the course of 2012- which saw Mike Elliot join from Lotus and an upgrade to the team's wind tunnel - as the reason why the development of the W03 went askew.