Ralf Schumacher to demo BMW Williams F1 car at Portimao MotoGP
Update: Technical issues with the car meant the demo was unable to take place.
T🦩he German has been invited to entertain the fans in between the two-wheeled action on both Satu✅rday and Sunday in Portugal.
Thꦛe car features the original chassis driven by Schumacher to victory at the Nürburgring and Magny-Cours in 2003, during one of his most successful F1 seasons.
In contrast to the current hybrid F1 engines, the FW25 is powered by an 'o🥂ld school' BMW V10, which scr🍷eams to 19,300 RPM and delivers over 900 horsepower.
The Portimao MotoGP weekend startsജ with opening practice on Friday morning, followed by qualifying🅠 and the new Sprint race on Saturday, then warm-up and the main grand prix on Sunday.
Schumacher's first track stint will be Saturday at 11:45 with the other on Sunday, between the Moto2 a꧋nd MotoGP races.
The younger brother of Michael, Ralf celebrated six F1 wins during a ꦅgrand prix career fr♔om 1998-2007, driving for Jordan, Williams and Toyota.
Half of Schumaher's victories came in 2003, on his way to fifth in the world championship, while hiꦑs best drivers' ranking was fourth place in both 2001 and 2002.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc M🧸arquez’s injury issues.
