ANOTHER TEST FOR SCHUMACHER
Michael Schumacher has been given another two days of track testing before suiting up for the European Grand Prix in Valencia.
Schumacher, who has been banned from testing one of the more recent models of Ferrari's cars by the objection of Williams and both Red Bull teams, will use an older 1007 version for a couple of days to see if his neck can hold out as he tries to adapt his body to the rigours of racing.
"It is currently planned that Michael will drive Tuesday and Wednesday at Mugello," Schumacher's spokeswoman Sabine Kehm told Bild, "He can again use the 2007 car belonging to [Ferrari's] F1 Clienti, albeit on his own initiative and at his own expense."
Kehm added that the test would be 'a closed' one as the German racing legend makes his final preparations to replace Felipe Massa in the line-up for Ferrari in Spain.
Schumi will also be unveiling new Schuberth headgear, a helmet that has implemented the improvements to combat a repeat of injuries sustained by Massa. The Brazilian sustained a fractured skull, a concussion and eye injuries after getting hit by a spring shed from Rubens Barrichello's BGP001 in the qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Schumacher's helmet - made by the same manufacturer as both regular Ferrari drivers as well as others on the F1 grid - will feature additional strengthening around the vulnerable area where the visor and shell meet, despite a spokesman denying that Massa's visor was ripped off its mountings by the impact with the spring. A new titanium disc will replace the previous plastic component to prevent RF1 losing its visor in the event of an impact.
"Felipe's visor was only torn off when the doctors pulled on it," Schuberth's Oliver Schimpf revealed, "but we have nevertheless inserted a titanium disc at the transition from the visor to the helmet, where it was previously plastic. It is a reaction to the accident and, now, the area is twice as stable."
Schumacher has apparently three of the 'new' helmets for his comeback, at cost of €12,000 apiece, and each will feature the now familiar red colour scheme with yellow and black to reflect the German flag and the Prancing Horse to show his continuing allegiance to Ferrari.
However, the Jens Munser-painted design will also feature the names of the entire Schumacher family in Chinese characters, while the driver's famous seven stars remain on the crown.
Schumacher, who has been banned from testing one of the more recent models of Ferrari's cars by the objection of Williams and both Red Bull teams, will use an older 1007 version for a couple of days to see if his neck can hold out as he tries to adapt his body to the rigours of racing.
"It is currently planned that Michael will drive Tuesday and Wednesday at Mugello," Schumacher's spokeswoman Sabine Kehm told Bild, "He can again use the 2007 car belonging to [Ferrari's] F1 Clienti, albeit on his own initiative and at his own expense."
Kehm added that the test would be 'a closed' one as the German racing legend makes his final preparations to replace Felipe Massa in the line-up for Ferrari in Spain.
Schumi will also be unveiling new Schuberth headgear, a helmet that has implemented the improvements to combat a repeat of injuries sustained by Massa. The Brazilian sustained a fractured skull, a concussion and eye injuries after getting hit by a spring shed from Rubens Barrichello's BGP001 in the qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Schumacher's helmet - made by the same manufacturer as both regular Ferrari drivers as well as others on the F1 grid - will feature additional strengthening around the vulnerable area where the visor and shell meet, despite a spokesman denying that Massa's visor was ripped off its mountings by the impact with the spring. A new titanium disc will replace the previous plastic component to prevent RF1 losing its visor in the event of an impact.
"Felipe's visor was only torn off when the doctors pulled on it," Schuberth's Oliver Schimpf revealed, "but we have nevertheless inserted a titanium disc at the transition from the visor to the helmet, where it was previously plastic. It is a reaction to the accident and, now, the area is twice as stable."
Schumacher has apparently three of the 'new' helmets for his comeback, at cost of €12,000 apiece, and each will feature the now familiar red colour scheme with yellow and black to reflect the German flag and the Prancing Horse to show his continuing allegiance to Ferrari.
However, the Jens Munser-painted design will also feature the names of the entire Schumacher family in Chinese characters, while the driver's famous seven stars remain on the crown.
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