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Schumacher quells fitness doubts

ESPNF1 Staff
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Michael Schumacher: 'We wanted to make sure I am best prepared, and obviously I am' © Sutton Images
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Any lingering doubts over Michael Schumacher's fitness appear to have been dispelled with the news that his doctor was not present during testing at Jerez last week. At the first test of the 2010 pre-season at Valencia early this month, he was accompanied by his doctor Johannes Peil.

Reports at the time said that while Schumacher felt fully recovered from neck injuries sustained a year ago, Peil was on hand to check how it was standing up to the unique forces exerted by a F1 car.

"He was in Valencia to do some checks, as he has been with me very often in the past," Schumacher told F1's official website. "We wanted to make sure I am best prepared, and obviously I am, as we both didn't see the necessity to have him join me in Jerez."

Last week, Peil confirmed he was happy Schumacher's neck would stand up to racing. "Nothing is bothering him, he doesn't feel constrained or bothered," he said. "We already had this impression during the preparation period and this impression was confirmed after the first 40 laps."

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