Mercedes-Benz representatives announced the intention of the most decorated Formula 1 driver to resume his career back in December. The main obstacle remained the injury to the cervical vertebrae that Schumacher sustained a year earlier in a fall from a motorcycle. To ensure there were no problems, the driver underwent a series of special exercises, and doctors found no abnormalities.
The Mercedes GP team made its debut in "royal racing" at the end of 2009 — in November, the German concern bought the Brawn GP team, which that season took the Constructors' Cup and the championship title — and already on December 11 announced a name change.
Ross Brawn, the creator and former owner of Brawn GP, who retained the post of team principal after the sale, will work with Schumacher at Mercedes GP. It was Brawn who was the technical director of Benetton when Schumacher won his first two championship titles, and then moved with him to Ferrari, where the driver added five more titles to his collection.
Schumacher's teammate will be Nico Rosberg. Current world champion Jenson Button left Brawn GP, moving to McLaren — according to unofficial information, he was not satisfied with the fee of 4 million euros offered by Ross Brawn. Later, however, information appeared that Button was ready to pay the same 7 million that Schumacher agreed to.
