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Originally Posted by Rays-Royce
Sy, is Ralph back on track yet???? please advise your BRO
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Hey Bro- I believe he will be racing - from the BMW.Williams website:
21.09.2004
Ralf Schumacher gets ready for Grand Prix comeback
Ralf Schumacher is set to compete in his first race following a three month lay-off after his accident at Indianapolis. "It's good to be back in the car again," he says.
The German’s first test at Silverstone last week went according to plan - he even set the fastest overall time on his first day back in the cockpit of the WilliamsF1 BMW FW26. However, it was much more important for the 29 year-old that he was able to drive the car without any physical problems. Now he is raring to get back into the car for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix.
"It's good to be back in the car again, especially after such a good three-day test. I was very happy to be back on track at Silverstone and very pleased to find that the car has improved a lot since the last time I drove it. As expected, I didn't experience any pain in my back at all and I felt ok physically, thanks to the training I'd done over the past couple of months," says Ralf.
Like his fellow drivers, Ralf has no knowledge of the ultra-modern circuit at Shanghai, which - together with Bahrain - is one of two new venues on the 2004 Formula One Calendar.
"No one knows the Shanghai circuit, which makes this race very exciting," the German explains. "It's always fun going to a completely new track because everyone is equal in their lack of knowledge. I've seen the drawings of the circuit and I visited about a year ago, but the track wasn't totally finished so there wasn't much to see apart from the buildings and grandstands which were under construction. I will be doing some PR work before flying out to China, but I can't wait to get there and have a good race."