Schumi is back!!!!!

And, I'm jumping up and down the room with the largest grin on my face. Nothing can make me upset or unhappy at this moment in time.

I have been half-heartedly watching the F1 races this season. It's not because Ferrari or the usual suspects aren't performing well this year. I think it's great that Brawn and Red Bull are getting the results the major teams were used to getting. It's just that after two years of lacklustre racing, small-ish driver personality and crazy F1 politics, I've been tuning out what I once felt was the best sport around.

I'm impossibly excited at the prospect of Schumi being back to F1 racing. At the same time, I'm guarding my heart knowing that things wouldn't be quite the same as it once was. One, he's a lot older and less fit so I doubt he'll be as quick as he used to be. Additionally, what made good racing was the ridiculous rivalries he had with Damon Hill, Mika Hakkinen, Fernando Alonso and to a certain extent Kimi Raikkonen. Even in the poorest of cars, he would compete ruthlessly and that competitive edge would drive his rivals to faster speeds and better drives at each race. It's unlikely this "filler" position Schumi is engaging in as Felipe Massa's replacement would create the same kind of fear in the hearts and minds of the current crop of drivers.

Anyhow, I haven't been this pleased for the longest time. And I will savor the moment as long as I can... I was initially contemplating being generous to my brother this year and letting him go to the night race in place of me, but there is no way in hell I will give up my pitpass when the F1 circus comes to town now!