Lauda: 'Just an experiment'.NIKI LAUDA Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (born February 22, 1949 in Vienna) is an Austrian aviator, entrepreneur, former Formula One (F1) racing driver and three-time F1 World Champion. Early years in racingBorn in Vienna to a wealthy family, he was born and raised a Roman Catholic. feels Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, Germany)[4] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. will be looking on his return to Formula One as "nothing more than an interesting experiment". Lauda knows what it takes to make a comeback as he spent three years in retirement before hitting the track again in 1982. The Austrian won the third grand prix of that season, and went on to claim the third of his world titles in 1984. Yet whilst Lauda returned for the long haul, he is confident that is far from the aim of Schumacher, who replaces the injured Felipe Massa at Ferrari, starting with the European Grand Prix in Valencia on August 23. "He was never able to detox de·tox v. To subject to detoxification. n. A section of a hospital or clinic in which patients are detoxified. himself of the racing bug, as we have seen with his on-track motorcycle activities," said Lauda, speaking to the official Formula One website. "In my opinion he retired at the end of the 2006 season because he couldn't see a real challenge - and probably he regretted his decision. "Now he's got the unique chance to step in for the injured Massa to help his former team, and to find out for himself how competitive he still is. "This is something that would also interest me, because this hunger for competition - for the adrenaline rush - never dies. It's in our DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. . "And the situation as it is now at Ferrari, with a recovering Massa and an available cockpit, gives him the chance to explore how far he is off the top. "That is a question that always puzzles a top driver like he was. "For Michael it's nothing more than an interesting experiment." |
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