Schumacher sat between his doctor Johannes Peil and manager Willi Weber at the gathering in Geneva and announced that it was a "very sad moment" before going on to thank the Ferrari team for their support after he decided toattemptacomeback.
But rumors of acomeback have intensified since the UMP's confused attemptto elect a successor last November, in which both candidates Francois Fillon and Jean-Francois Cope claimed victory amid intraparty squabbling and allegations of vote-rigging.