Oh Michael...There Art Thou

All seems right in the Universe... Michael Schumacher in the center of the circle again. He never left, only watched from a VIP seat inside that circle. So, what's significant for him to return? Was there pressure (read $$) from Ecclestone & Todt and other unseen heavy hitters behind the scenes of F1? Well, one thing is for sure, we the public will NEVER be in on that... I think the popularity of his return must have garnered a lot of support amongst those heavy hitters - whoever they are. 10 million Euro salary? Ha! How about the percentage of ticket receipts and merchandise that his return will fuel? Once again, we the public will NEVER know. Oh well, they laugh at us - the unwashed masses - as we pour our hard-earned cash into their pockets...
Brawn, Age & Massa 
Does MS think he can become World Champion again? Do we? Do we hope he will be? Could he be Champion without the general public suspecting some kind of F1 conspiracy?
Well, first of all, the personality combination of Brawn and Schumacher is truly one-of-a-kind and rare. Rare in that the two operate truly as one unit. There is NO OTHER relationship like it in all of F1, period - at least of the ones we see. That relationship can and will make all the difference. These two men are from the old school where trust and relationship makes it all happen - as relationships go, this is paradigm.
The only factor I see that can be a liability in this equasion is Schumi's age. Will his body respond the same? Can he push it as far as his desire intends? Does the desire exist? My wife says Schumi just wants to race for racing sake; he just loves it like Eric Clapton loves playing the guitar. Unfortunatly, for athletes, the focus is too much on the result rather than the process itself...
Now Massa - Massa was Schumi's student. But as teacher student relationships go in the world of mythology, the student is supposed to break with the teacher, not the other way around. I think Schumi was  proud of his paternal impulses being given to Phillipe. After all, this is what men do at that stage of life. But Micheal has chosen another path. It's to be seen what will become of Massa. I'm wondering if he'll be racing at all at some point in the near future. With the accident last season and now this - somewhat of a betrayal before all Micheal's teachings could be passed on (see comments about Massa in my previous post)

One last comment: What keeps an athlete like Schumacher from being called an artist? To me the definition of artist is someone who puts their whole being into what they are doing. By that definition, he is one. Unfortunately the pleasure is perceived all in the winning and losing - or so we, the fans are led to believe.