Ralf Schumacher to demo BMW Williams F1 car at Portimao MotoGP
Update: Technical issues with the car meant the demo was unable to take place.
The German has𝄹 been invited to entertain the fans in betwee🐎n the two-wheeled action on both Saturday and Sunday in Portugal.
The car features the original chassis driven 🍃by Schumacher to victory at the Nürburgring and Mag𝔍ny-Cours in 2003, during one of his most successful F1 seasons.
In contrast to the cur🍬rent hybrid F1 engines, the FW25 is powered by an 'old school' BMW V10, which screams to 19,300 RPM and delivers over 900 horsepower.
The Portimao MotoGP weekend starts wiꦡth opening practice on Friday morning, followed by qualifying and the new Sprint race on Saturday, then warm-up and the main grand prix on Sunday.
Schumacher's first track stint will be Saturday at 11:45 with the other on Sunday, between the Moto2 and Mo🐼toGP races.&n🐭bsp;
The younger brother of Michael, Ralf celebrated six F1 wins du🌳ring a grand prix career from 1998-2🧸007, driving for Jordan, Williams and Toyota.
Half of Schumaher's victories came in 2003, on his way to fifth in the world championship, while his best drivers' ranking was fourth p🍨lace in both 2001 and 2002.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is🐬 at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story ⛄and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
