How did private letters like these got circulated 

Letter to Cousin Pedro: Indianapolis
Saturday 23rd June 2007
http://www.planetf1.com

who the heck is pedro looks like shitty letter 2 me

i heard the Man is re-joining ferrari?

really? why would he do so?

meet some exciting competitors?

Felipe Massa has dismissed talk of Michael Schumacher returning to race in Formula One.


Ferrari's recent downward spiral led to speculation after the United States GP that Schumacher, who retired from F1 at the end of last year, would be making a comeback.


However, the German's management team were quick to deny the reports and have now been backed up Massa, who also says it's not going to happen.


"No, I'm certain that he won't come back to drive," the Ferrari driver told the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.


"I know Michael well. He's not someone who makes U-turns."


Schumacher, though, still remains a part of the Ferrari team having signed on in an advisory role for this season.


The seven-time World Champion has been present at a few races already, helping Ferrari - and Massa - from the pit wall.


"The fact that I am always still in contact with him means that I can't say I'm missing him," Massa added.


"I speak with him all the time; we are working together."

Ferrari's head of performance development Nigel Stepney claims he is at the heart of "a dirty tricks campaign."


A criminal investigation has been launched against Stepney after the Maranello team filed a formal complaint against him earlier this week.


The Modena district attorney is currently looking into the claims of Ferrari, although the team have refused to reveal the nature of their complaint.


Stepney, though, insists he has done nothing wrong as he said: "I have confidence I'll be cleared by the legal process that is now taking place."


Speaking to The Sunday Times, he added: "It is just part of a dirty tricks campaign and everything is in the hands of my lawyer, so we'll wait and see what happens."


Stepney, who is currently on holiday in the Philippines with his family, is puzzled as to claims by Ferrari and the Italian police that they have been unable to contact him.


Stepney said: "I'm on a planned holiday with Ash (his fiancee) and our baby.


"Why would anyone say I am not contactable? I booked the flights through the Ferrari travel office. They know where I am."


Despite the ongoing investigation, Stepney remains an employee of Ferrari, although has made no secret of the fact he is looking to leave the team.


The Briton joined the Scuderia from Benetton in 1992 as chief mechanic, and rose to the position of race and test technical manager during Ferrari's period of world championship domination between 2000 and 2004.


Stepney then moved to a factory-based role earlier this year after voicing his dissatisfaction over the direction of the team in the wake of Michael Schumacher's retirement and Ross Brawn's decision to stand down as technical director.

Fernando Alonso hasn't given up on his chances of winning this year's title, despite trailing his team-mate in the standings.

After seven races Alonso has 48 points, ten less than Lewis Hamilton, who is currently on a roll having won the last two grands prix in Canada and the United States.

Alonso, though, firmly believes he can wrestle the lead away from the rookie and claim his third successive World title.

"The current situation is fine," he said during a media event organised by sponsors Mutua Madrilena in Madrid.

"In previous years I had the advantage and now I have to make up ground, but we've only completed seven races, there are 10 to go and I'm 10 points behind. I'm at a stone's throw of the Championship lead.

"If I'm 10 points behind it's because I've done worse than him, or because I haven't been as lucky, but I have to gain 11 points on him by being better."

The Spaniard also conceded that a bit of luck is needed and right now that luck is with his McLaren team-mate.

"To win you have to be consistent and lucky , like I was with the constant engines failures Kimi (Raikkonen) had in 2005, or like in 2006, when Michael (Schumacher) had an engine failure with two races to go. Now luck is on Hamilton's side," he said.

uan Montoya scored his debut Nextel Cup Series victory in his 17th start in NASCAR's top tier and made history in Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at the Infineon Raceway by coming from 32nd on the grid to win on the winding California road course.

Not only did the Colombian driver become the first non-American to win a Cup race for more than 30 years he also broke the modern era road-course record for translating the lowest grid position into victory.

After qualifying 32nd for the 110-lap race around the eleven turn 1.99-mile Infineon circuit Montoya moved steadily towards the front of the pack and engaged in some no-holds barred action with the likes of Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Tony Stewart before making the critical, and race winning decision to pit for the final time on lap 67.

Fernando Alonso has rubbished claims that he has agreed not to talk about his team-mate Lewis Hamilton to the media.

According to McLaren team boss Ron Dennis his two drivers have taken steps to avoid a public feud by agreeing not to talk about one another unless they are both present.

"They have agreed independently of us that they will only talk about each other in each other's presence, because then there is no misconception and no misunderstanding," Dennis recently said.

However, Alonso has denied that such a pact exists.

"It would be absurd of us not to talk about each other," Alonso he told the Spanish media. "I've always spoken of him and I'll continue to do so."

Jenson Button is the David Beckham of Formula One, according to his former team boss Dave Richards.


This year's Championship has seen Button pushed off his pedestal of Britain's leading F1 driver by the emergence of Lewis Hamilton.


While Hamilton has claimed seven podium finishes, including two victories, Button has yet to score a single point despite entering this season with a great deal of promise following his break-through victory in Hungary last year.


However, Richards, who knows Button well from his time as BAR (now Honda) team boss, believes the 27-year-old can bounce back in much the same way that Beckham resurrected his football career at Real Madrid.


"Jenson has extraordinary talent and this sport is often about people in the right place at the right time," he told The Mirror.


"I'm convinced Jenson still has a big opportunity in front of him. If the right circumstances happen and he has the right people around him he could still be successful."


Comparing Button to Hamilton, Richards said: "Jenson has the David Beckham thing while Lewis brings the fresh new approach."


The former team boss, who is set to make his return to the F1 paddock next year as the man in charge of the new Prodrive team, reckons there will come a time when Button is in a position to challenge for the World title.


"Jenson's got extraordinary talent... he just needs the right things to happen for him at the right time," he added.

i love the "Letter to cousin Pedro"

thats some funny shit