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...Murray's F1-honed competitiveness clearly remains intact. But in this race - to be the first to manufacture and market eco-friendly cars on a mass scale - he's betting that the upstart lightweights, not the big-name players, will have the winning edge...
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...what may go down as one of the greatest sporting comebacks, seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher announced Wednesday that he will return to racing after three years in retirement. Just 11 days shy of his 41st birthday - he'll be the oldest driver on the F1 circuit when he comes back - Schumacher said he's signed a three-year contract with Mercedes GP and that he'll return to the track for the opening race of the 2010 season in Bahrain on March 14. His will be the highest-profile return to F1 since Austrian Niki Lauda...
...principal Ross Brawn, who masterminded all seven of his titles, the first two with Benetton in 1994 and 1995 and the subsequent five with Ferrari from 2000-2004. "The motivation is pretty straightforward," said Schumacher. "I got a call from Ross at the beginning of November asking me to race again, telling me Mercedes were going to be involved. I've never left the racetrack and after three years I regained the energy I'm feeling now. After playing around on motorbikes, I'm ready for the serious stuff." (See the top 10 sporting comebacks...
...windows matched what was on our screen. During the bygone era of the "family dinner hour," more often than not it was the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. He was a modest college dropout from Missouri who explained our world each night. Wars (cold and hot), Watergate, the race to the moon and a dark day in Dallas. He held our hand when we needed it. We loved him because he was one of us. He was the voice of America. He was the best there ever...