Schumi won't be returning to an F1 grid just yet
Michael Schumacher has cancelled his anticipated return to Formula One.
The seven-time world champion was known to be suffering from a neck injury after a nasty motorcycle crash in February.
Schumacher’s news comes after a day’s private F1 testing in Mugello, where the apparent pain in his neck was deemed too much for him to take part in a full-blown F1 race.
This follows a statement from his representatives of neck pain after initial fitness testing, shortly after his return was announced.
Schumacher commented: “My neck cannot stand the extreme stresses caused by F1 yet. These are the clear results of the examinations we did on the course of the past two weeks and the final examination on Monday afternoon.
"As there were no improvements after the day in Mugello, I decided at short notice on Sunday to do that thorough examination on Monday."
He says that he tried to do everything in his power to get back on the grid, but sadly his attempts weren’t effective enough.
Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer will sub for the injured Massa at Valencia.
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