Back to the Future
Dieter Rencken takes a look at the factors that made Michael Schumacher a success with Ferrari - and what the team's future will be like beyond the German's era
In an exclusive interview for autosport.com during the launch of Ferrari's latest championship challenger, the 248 F1, at Mugello on January 24, the Scuderia's South African-born chief designer Rory Byrne indicted that his plans for retirement in early 2007 had changed.
"I don't want to give away details, but I have been asked by the team to act as engineering consultant," said the design wizard. He would, he added, be extending his contract by another two years to run to February 2009.
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