Fitness test for Ralf

By Andrew Hooper
August 31 2004

	Fitness Test for Ralf
	For BMW WilliamsF1 driver Ralf Schumacher the go ahead for him to return to driving duties, commencing at this weeks Monza test, will come down to fitness tests that he will have to take. Ralf has missed several Grand Prix as a result of his back injuries but he has been very careful not to rush his return to the cockpit of his FW26. Williams technical director Sam Michael said: "He will go to his own doctors first. They will look at the MRI scans and decide for themselves - he's doing that on Tuesday. "If he is okay on Tuesday, he will test in Monza on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Obviously if on Tuesday his doctors say he's not up to racing it won't go any further." Michael added: "There's no questioning his desire to get back in the car, it's just whether the doctors allow him." Mario Theissen, BMW's Motorsport D said: "I talked to him on Friday, he was very positive, he wants to get back in the car. He will have medical check and based on that, and Sid Watkins's view, as soon as he is approved he will go racing."

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