Motivation would be key for Schumacher: Fittipaldi

Abu Dhabi, Mar 9 (PTI) Two time Formula One World
Championship winner Emerson Fittipaldi today said a burning
desire to excel would be a pre-requisite for legendary racer
Michael Schumacher to taste success again.
Schumacher, who is coming out of retirement, would be
back behind the wheels in the season opening Bahrain Grand
Prix on Sunday.
Fittipaldi believes the German legend has in him to beat
the younger drivers and also cited his own example to explain
that age was no bar to win in F1 competition.
"If he can motivate himself to win and keep fit then yes
he can. I know a lot of younger drivers who can't compete with
him when it comes to motivation," Fittipaldi, who won the
World Championship in 1972 and 1974, said.
"The last race I won, I was 49 and in the second place
was a 21-year old. So if he can keep his desire burning, he
can beat the younger drivers," said 1970 United States Grand
Prix winner.
Fittipaldi said Schumacher will take sometime to get into
the groove.
"Once he gets into the rhythm, he will be extremely
competitive. But since motor sports is a team work and a lot
depends on the technical issues and equipments, I think he
will take 2-3 grand prix events to get used to the traffic."
Seven-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion Schumacher
retired in 2006. He almost made a comeback in 2009 when Felipe
Massa suffered a crash but a neck injury spurned that plan.
However, he came out of retirement in December, 2009 and
signed with the Mercedes team. PTI ATK AT