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Wednesday, January 05, 2005
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Schumacher donates to Asia |
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 Michael Schumacher donated $10 million (US) to the relief effort after the tsunami disaster in south Asia. His donation is the biggest so far in the world of sport, and possibly of any individual. "What happened to so many people is so unfathomable and horrible," 36-year-old Schumacher, the Ferrari driver, said. "One cannot simply blind it out -- we're suffering with them."
Earlier, the International Olympic Committee pledged $1m, the English Premier League $2m, while German soccer squad Bayern Munich offered $400,000. The Asian death toll is at 146,000.
Today it was also announced that Schumacher's bodyguard, the Dutch Burkhard Cramer, died in Phuket, Thailand, along with his two sons. Our sympaties goes out to his family.
Source: F1Racing.net |
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Last three days (friday, saturday and sunday) Ferrari tested at the Barcelona track. They were on the track with two drivers in two different cars. Michael Schumacher was testing the 'new' F2004M in wich he will start the season in about a month. Luca Badoer drove all three days the F2004. And that car proved to be faster than the new modified one.
The day before yesterday, more then fifty Italian Olympic medal winners from the recent Games in Athens visited the Ferrari plant at Maranello.
Ferrari has plans to built a three-sitter Formula one. Just like the Minardi. Some teams have built two-seaters, but according to Ferrari the fun for the passenger is then less, because of the less visual straight ahead. The view is then blocked by the driver. In a three-sitter the passengers sit behind the driver at both sides, so they can experience the ultimate F1 drive! 
During a press conference two days ago, held at the Vatican, Jean Todt announced that President Montezemelo had decided to construct an Enzo 'number 400', to be donated to Caritas, before being auctioned and the proceeds sent to the victems of the tsunami in South East Asia.
While Ferrari already started testing at Vallelunga with testdriver Luca Badoer, Michael Schumacher, his wife Corinne and Rubens Barrichello are present at the anual snowtrip. The Press Meeting (Wrooom 2005) is being held from the 11th till the 21st of January. After that Schumacher and Barrichello will get back at work and test the new car at several locations.
