Schu will put on a clinic – Ecclestone

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Bernie Ecclestone reckons Michael Schumacher will teach his younger rivals a thing or two when he returns to the Formula 1 grid in Valencia later this month.

Schumacher is set to race for Ferrari while Felipe Massa continues his recuperation from head injuries, and at 40 will become the oldest driver to compete in a grand prix since Nigel Mansell in 1995.

Schumacher hasn’t raced in F1 since 2006, but Ecclestone is convinced the sport’s most successful driver will be a force to be reckoned with.

“I think he’s going to give one or two of them a driving lesson,” Reuters quoted him as saying on Tuesday.

“He obviously wouldn’t have decided to come back unless he thought he was going to be competitive and Michael is a competitive guy.”