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Old habits die hard. So when you see Michael Schumacher bobbing and weaving through the paddock crowds on a sunny Friday morning, it barely feels like he's been away. You catch sight of his impenetrable wraparound Oakley shades and crisp white shirt garishly embroidered with large orange and blue flowers. Very Michael. Next, you glimpse him in the pits, chatting busily with his old mechanics and scrutinising the timing screens during free practice. Again, you can't help thinking: typical Schuey, beavering away at the Ferrari coalface. Even Michael couldn't help slipping into his old ways, admitting that he'd inadvertently tingled with anticipation upon first walking into the Ferrari garage on Friday morning. His first post-retirement visit to a grand prix and he'd yet to get used to being a mere visitor. He had felt a decade-old reflex action kick in - it was a reminder of the past; an old habit. But that tingle quietly passed. © 2020 Autosport
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