Michael Schumacher bounced back into shape in Barcelona, a race that was not boring, according to the international press.<\/p>\n
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“Schumacher is once again a great man.\u00a0 There he is again!” exclaimed Italy’s Corriere dello Sport, after the German consistently outpaced his teammate Nico Rosberg for the first time in his return to formula one.<\/p>\n
Another previously critical Italian source, the sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, added: “Perhaps Barcelona was his real start to the season”, while Austria’s Osterreich said Spain had been Schumacher’s “best race since returning” to F1.<\/p>\n
Niki Lauda agreed: “This was Michael’s resurrection.\u00a0 He drove well and aggressively.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, there was very little talk in the world’s press about Spain being a boring race.<\/p>\n
The sport’s new formula, including the refuelling ban, was lambasted in the wake of the dry season opener in Bahrain, which was followed by three weather-affected races.<\/p>\n
But Barcelona, a circuit not usually known for staging exciting races, was also dry for Sunday’s 66-lap grand prix, even though the skies opened in the evening.<\/p>\n
Former German F1 driver Christian Danner agrees that round five of the 2010 world championship was “absolutely not” boring.<\/p>\n
“It was one of the most exciting Barcelona grands prix that I can remember,” he told Germany’s Motorsport-Magazin.com.<\/p>\n
Also in the media’s eye is the out-of-contract Felipe Massa, who La Repubblica agrees is now “under pressure” by his Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso.<\/p>\n
“The Brazilian is now officially only Maranello’s second driver, but he wants to stay at Ferrari,” said the Italian broadsheet.<\/p>\n
Corriere della Sera agreed that Massa, 29, “failed to meet Maranello’s expectations” in Barcelona.<\/p>\n
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