Bernie Ecclestone has questioned the rationale behind
Michael Schumacher's increasing outings on two wheels, suggesting the German racing legend is risking ‘getting himself seriously injured'.
Schumacher claimed a record seven world drivers' titles during his career in
Formula 1 from mid-1991 to the end of 2006, and since stepping down from the top flight has conducted a number of tests aboard
Casey Stoner's championship-winning Ducati
MotoGP bike.
In addition to that the 39-year-old made his maiden racing appearance on a KTM machine at Misano in Italy last month – finishing an impressive fourth having dropped back as far as 14th early on, with the race's second-fastest lap to his name to boot [see separate story –
click here].
Now, however,
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone – a man who started out as a motorcycle dealer himself – has added his concerns to those of former
Ferrari team principal Jean Todt, pointing to the irony of Schumacher's latest ‘hobby' given how much of a vociferous campaigner for improved safety he had been during his time in grand prix racing.
“In
Formula One he was always pushing for more and more safety,” the 77-year-old is quoted as having said by two-wheeled website
Visordown. “Now he's racing a motorcycle!
“I don't quite understand why he would now risk getting himself seriously injured. It makes no sense to me.”
