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Schumacher and Piquet return to karts

ESPNF1 Staff
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Michael Schumacher on his way to seventh place © Sutton Images
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Amid speculation of a Formula One return with Mercedes, Michael Schumacher finished seventh in a karting event at Las Vegas on Saturday. He was up against some familiar competition in Nelson Piquet Jnr and Sebastien Buemi at the Super Nationals event, one of the USA's biggest karting events.

Schumacher finished a respectable seventh against some of the world's top karters, 11 seconds adrift of eventual winner, Dutchman Bas Lammers (no relation to Jan Lammers). Piquet took tenth while Toro Rosso driver Buemi failed to finish, lasting just half the 25 lap distance but setting the fastest lap of the F1 drivers present.

The race took place in the shadow of the Rio Hotel and Casino complex on the Las Vegas strip. All three drivers took part in the premier SuperPro KZ2 category for 125cc karts.

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