Bernie Ecclestone has joined Sir Jackie Stewart in tipping Michael Schumacher to return to retirement at the end of 2010.<\/p>\n
Half-way through the great 41-year-old’s mediocre return to F1 with Mercedes this year, former triple world champion Stewart said this week he thinks Schumacher “will stop after this season”.<\/p>\n
And F1 chief executive Ecclestone added: “If Schumacher doesn’t perform I doubt whether he will want to stay.”<\/p>\n
However, the Briton also told the London based business publication City AM that Schumacher is “obviously fit, motivated and talented but the car hasn’t been up to him”.<\/p>\n
On other matters, Ecclestone tips Sebastian Vettel to win the championship, while his team Red Bull “deserve to win”.<\/p>\n
“Red Bull bought a team (Jaguar) that was no good, it’s not like they bought Ferrari,” he added.<\/p>\n
The 79-year-old also hailed Vettel’s teammate Mark Webber, the only driver so far in 2010 to have won more than two races.<\/p>\n
“I would never have believed it at the beginning of this year if somebody had said to me he is going to do this,” said Ecclestone.<\/p>\n
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