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Schumi: Comeback decision was emotional
Michael Schumacher admits his decision to agree to make a Formula One comeback earlier this year was based on emotion rather than rationale.
Seven-times World Champion Schumacher accepted a request from Ferrari to replace the injured Felipe Massa for the remainder of the 2009 season, but a neck injury forced him to call off his return.
"It wasn't really a rational decision, it was an emotional decision, which, at the time, I thought 'why not, it's part-time, it could be funny,'" the German told reporters in Beijing.
"Having the meeting with him (Luca Di Montezemolo) I looked at all the points, in particular that it was Felipe, who is like a brother to me. Part of the reason I retired was to hand over the car to him because he deserved to stay in a team with a top car.
"So taking the fact that it was him, having the accident, having to suffer, it was very easy to convince myself, so I finally said 'yes, I will try'."
