Not bad, but probably not good enough to remind people that he was the same guy who dominated this sport for years.

The 2010 F1 season finally kicked off and the sport definitely has a lot of things going for it this year. You have a new phenom in Sebastian Vettel trying to take over the sport, you have a former double world champion in Fernando Alonso who was finally awarded with the machine that could get him back on top of Formula One, and then you have the returning Michael Schumacher who is out to prove how good he can still be at 41.

So how did Michael Schumacher’s first race back to Formula One go? Well, it wasn’t the typical Schumacher dominance we’ve been accustomed to in the past but still, a 6^th place finish at 41 years old isn’t bad, not bad at all.

That’s right, Michael Schumacher, starting 7^th in the grid, finished 6^th to kick off the season in Bahrain. That’s a good start if you ask me and if Schumi at 41 years old can still keep them good finishes coming for his new teammates from Mercedes GP, then we definitely have one intriguing season ahead for sure.

Schumi spoke a day after the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix and he was understandably happy about the way his first race back turned out.

”Still today, a day after my comeback race, I feel extremely well,” Mercedes GP driver Michael Schumacher told his official website. ”With regards to the fitness, this race was not at all difficult for me and I was not exhausted at all. This is partly due to the fact that those tires, in that heat, do not allow for more speed.”

”But all in all I have to say, I am very, very happy and proud about how it went, considering I was completely out for three years and did not have a lot of driving for preparation.”

”It would be strange to assume that I would come in, sit in the car and drive circles around the others. I, for my part, did not assume that in any case.”

Schumacher admits he missed out on a nap before the race as it was a little too hectic.

”What was nice was that I was very calm and relaxed prior to the race, as I was in former years. The only thing I did not manage to do this time was to sleep shortly before the start, the photos and the drivers parade simply took too much time. I only came back to the garage very late and we had to start the preparations to the race immediately.”

Oh yeah, Fernando Alonso won the Bahrain GP, ahead of his teammate Felipe Massa. Yup, it was a one-two finish for Ferrari to start the season people.

Can Michael Schumacher win the 2010 F1 world championship? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.

Michael Schumacher 6.00

Fernando Alonso 3.50

Lewis Hamilton 4.50

Sebastien Vettel 6.50

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