"To be honest, Lance Armstrong is an inspiration" Michael Schumacher revealed to the assembled press in Kuala Lumpur this morning where it was announced that the seven time world champion would join the Brawn GP team effective immediately.
As you may know, Schumacher's contract with Ferrari is up this summer but the German, together with his manager Willi Webber and with full backing of Richard Branson and an ecstatic Bernie Ecclestone , decided this was the right time to reconstitute the all conquering dream team with Ross Brawn.
Perhaps more of a shock to all is that Schumacher will step in in place of Jenson Button, winner of the first race of 2009 in Australia.
"It was important for us to have the old team in place" said the German champion "it just would not be the same without Rubens behind me, we need to write a final chapter of this great novel". The Brazilian was said to have been moved to tears by the gesture.
There has been no comment yet from either Button or Ferrari's Luca di Montezemolo, both are sure to consider legal action.
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nice april fools.... bought it for a bit.
ReplyDeleteNicely done.
ReplyDeleteLOL
ReplyDeleteIt's already past midday here
You forgot that Jenson left to start a co-host spot on the "View"
ReplyDeleteIts not April first yet, here on the west coast, so I bought it!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe people bought this...
ReplyDeleteScrew you Axis! I almost thought it was true...until I saw the date.
ReplyDeleteToo obvious :)
ReplyDeleteAxis, you have to try better next year!
Nice one...
ReplyDeleteNicely played!
ReplyDelete"[Rubens] was said to have been moved to tears by the gesture."
ReplyDeleteAhhhhhhhhhhh ahhahahhahahha!!! I am dying over here!
-Freep
Haha.. April Fools!
ReplyDeleteAlmost had me until you said he was replacing Button, everybody knows they would have replaced that clown Barrichello!
Lol, nice "article"
ReplyDeletePD: AWESOME subaru banner... I like it that big. leave that 1034px × 482px for ever!
you had me until I read '...an ecstatic Bernie Eccleston...'
ReplyDeletehe's always ruining all the fun times.
"[Rubens] was said to have been moved to tears by the gesture."
ReplyDeletehilarious.
*golf clap*
ReplyDeleteNicely played, Axis.
Barrichello crying was the most believable part!
ReplyDeleteMaaan, I bought it for a whole minute and actually started dialing friends!!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing April fool, AC!
Very nicely done AC..
ReplyDeleteTo some extent...I do hope it's true...though..
ReplyDeletehahahahh
ReplyDeleteawesome!
I would have thought he would be a part-time Test Driver for both Brawn GP and Ferrari
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