Bernie Ecclestone, a man who often gets what he wants, would like to see Michael Schumacher in the second Red Bull, up against his fellow German, Sebastian Vettel.
The 82-year-old, speaking on Thursday, wants to see the seven-time world champion winning races once again, and believes placing him in the Red Bull would prove whether he’s still go ‘it’.
“It would be nice, wouldn’t it, if he did,” said Ecclestone. “I’d like to see him in a good car. I’d like to see him in the second Red Bull. I don’t think Sebastian would mind.
“I’m just saying it would be nice to see him in the car where you know that if he doesn’t win, it’s his fault and not the car’s.”
When asked if he believed Schumacher could still win a race, he replied: “Yeah, sure.”
Meanwhile, speaking about the lack of Italian drivers on the grid with the loss of Jarno Trulli to Vitaly Petrov, Ecclestone doesn’t see it as a major issue as long as Ferrari are in good form, insisting their pre-season pace isn’t a concern, yet.
“It’s better that we do have a good Italian. But if Ferrari is winning, it doesn’t make any difference,” he added.
“They know what the problem is and it’s not a [difficult] problem to fix, so I think you’re going to find that they are going to fix it quite shortly.”
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