Ferrari names Badoer after Schumacher withdraws
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Your support makes all the difference.Ferrari says Italian Luca Badoer will replace Michael Schumacher at this month's European Grand Prix at Valencia after the seven-time world champion called off his much-anticipated Formula One comeback.
Badoer is a Ferrari test driver whose name was first floated by Italian media after Felipe Massa's crash took him off the race circuit.
Schumacher, 40, agreed to drive in Massa's place, but announced Tuesday he canceled his return to F1 as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycling accident earlier this year. He says he informed Ferrari officials Monday evening that he would not be able to step in for Massa.
Schumacher, who retired after the 2006 season says his neck cannot stand up to the stresses of Formula One racing.
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