What now for Schumacher?
Lewis Hamilton's move to Mercedes alongside Nico Rosberg could be seen as a final sign that Michael Schumacher should finish his F1 career. But, as Edd Straw argues, things aren't quite that simple.
Michael Schumacher is not finished with Formula 1, not yet anyway.
Friday morning's announcement that Lewis Hamilton had been signed to replace him was the ideal opportunity to bow out gracefully to take up some nebulous 'management role', the real nature of which could be decided later.
But the 43-year-old has stayed resolutely silent about his future. Why? All the signs are that the seven-time world champion is having a serious think about how to keep his place on the grid.
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