Schumacher crashes ferrari at nurburgring

[fordgt84]

from:
http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080729.002/schumacher-wrecks-ferrari-f430-prototype-on-the-ring

We recently reported (http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080724.006/schumacher-completes-ferrari-california-development-testing) that seven time Formula One World Champion, Michael “Schumey” Schumacher helped complete final test stages of the new Ferrari California (http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080513.011/ferrari-california-revealed). With past development involvement with other notable Ferrari cars such as the Enzo and 599 GTB, Schumacher has become a permanent fixture as a Ferrari (http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080729.002/schumacher-wrecks-ferrari-f430-prototype-on-the-ring#) test driver on and off the track.

Last week Ferrari had exclusively reserved the Nürburgring for testing of a Ferrari 430 Scuderia prototype, and our spy photographer on the scene noticed it was Michael Schumacher driving. Also, as co-driver he had his son, Mick, who seemed to be enjoying some quick laps at the famous Nordschleife.

Our spy photographer states that an hour later the track was closed after an accident was reported by the 430 Scuderia at Schwedenkreutz. Some rumors quickly emerged that its was Michael's son Mick who was driving the vehicle, but this is highly doubtful since Mick is only 9 years old, track conditions were damp, we can clearly see his silhouette in the passenger seat and the F430 Scuderia proto hit the guardrail at 250 km/h (155 mph).

According to Schumacher's spokeswoman Sabine Kehm, "Michael called me and said 'We have crashed the car but are going to continue with another one',"

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i highly doubt schumi let his little boy drive, at the ring no less, but glad they weren't hurt

[Mattk]

Oops! Luckily the damage seems relatively slight.

[Bernardo]

Following yesterday's report that Michael Schumacher had crashed a prototype Ferrari 430 Scuderia on the Nurburgring, some things have come into focus, but little has become any clearer. Ferrari insists that, although Schumi had been driving the car that day, it was actually the factory's road car test driver Raffaele de Simone who was driving when the car hit the guardrail at 250 km/h. Photographs show that the 7-time world champion had been driving the car with his young son Mick – himself just starting out in karting – riding shotgun... with neither of them wearing helmets. Meanwhile, though the car is being described as a prototype, nothing about the exterior of the car appears different (aside from the Perspex sliding windows, and of course the "aerodynamic modifications" around the rear left wheel), and though the car was described as a right-off, the damage looks quite minimal for a 155-mph collision.

lala

[RC45]

This childish gossip by the "motor press" is worse than the tabloids writing abotu jessica simpson and paris hilton.

[5vz-fe]

These things happen at the ring daily.....I don't think Porsche keep count on how many cars Walter totaled over the years.

[enzoferrari]

Oops! Luckily the damage seems relatively slight. +1 the car seems to be fine and so is the driver.

[RC45]

The ST is gone, Type-R is here! .

Whats the story about the Type-R?? Did you ever tell us that one?

[HeilSvenska]

Ferrari insists Schu did not crash test car

Ferrari has denied reports that Michael Schumacher was at the wheel of a prototype road-car that crashed at the Nurburgring last week.

We reported on Monday that Schumacher, the retired seven time world champion, was testing the 430 Scuderia test mule when it was written off at 250kmh against a guardrail on the Nurburgring's infamous Nordschleife layout.

But Ferrari spokesman Luca Colajanni insists that while Schumacher was in the passenger seat and had driven the car that day, it was road car test driver Raffaele de Simone who was at the wheel at the time of the crash.

"It is normal that test drivers swap seats to compare opinions," he is quoted as saying by Bild newspaper, which says eyewitness reports identified the actual driver of the car to be Schumacher.
Colajanni continued: "In this case de Simone lost control of the car and went into the guard rail."

He said both Schumacher and de Simone were unhurt.
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/080729101919.shtml

[RC45]

I guess de Simone is the fall guy... they cant have Schumis image tarnished...

[gatot]

Yeah, nice gossip:-P.

[SHIZL]

schumi isnt sittin bitch for nobody. he just turned off tcs we all know if he could he do that he would still be racing. kidding :-P