F1: McLaren Prepared To Grant Schumacher

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MERCEDES-BENZ MOTORSPORT Vice-President Norbert Haug said his team is prepared to allow Ferrari legend Michael Schumacher to participate in a one-day test ahead of the German’s much anticipated return at Valencia.

Speaking to Autosport, Haug said McLaren and Mercedes would do all that is possible to assist Schumacher’s return to Formula 1.

“Whatever we can do to support him we will do. I just think it is fair. This is an exception. If Michael had said he would come back under the condition that he could test, everybody would have said yes,” he said.

“His team-mate has thousands of kilometres in this car, and he has nothing. As we are fair players, why should he not get some testing? I would be very open to that.”