03/08/2005
NEWS STORY
Following the news that Felipe Massa is to partner him in 2006, Michael Schumacher sent out a welcome message to his new teammate.
"I am very happy for Felipe," said the German. "In my view he deserves this change as he is doing a good job since quite a while now. We have seen his talent lately in F1 but also when he was test driver for us. And we have not been the only ones who were interested in him.
"With Rubens I shared a nice time and a lot of beautiful memories," he added, referring to his teammate for the last six seasons. "I wish him all the best in his new team."
Barrichello has yet to reveal which team he will be driving for next season, though it's widely believed that a deal with BAR has already been inked.