Mercedes Grand Prix confirmed one of Formula One’s biggest moves in the past few years when they revealed that the rumours about Michael Schumacher racing for them in their debut season as a team in their own right were true.

Schumacher will come out of retirement to return to racing alongside fellow German racer Nico Rosberg in 2010 and the seven time world champion couldn’t be happier....

"Mercedes GP Petronas represents a new challenge for me both in a sporting and a personal context,” he said. “It is a new chapter in my racing career and I am really looking forward to working with my old friend Ross Brawn and my companions from my days with the Mercedes Junior Programme.”

“I am convinced that together we will be involved in the fight for the Formula 1 World Championship next year and I am already looking forward to getting back onto the race track. For me, this partnership closes the circle. Mercedes supported me for so many years when I began my Formula 1 career and now I can hopefully give something back to the brand with the star."