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Schumacher had talks with Sauber and Ferrari
Niki Lauda has confirmed that Michael Schumacher turned to Sauber and even Ferrari once he knew he would lose his Mercedes seat.
Austrian legend Lauda, who has joined Mercedes as non-executive chairman, insists seven time world champion Schumacher lost his seat only because his decision-making period about the future beyond 2012 was so prolonged.
He says Mercedes had to look around for alternatives, and closed a deal with Lewis Hamilton.
'We have seen how fast-moving and ruthless Formula One is, with Mercedes responding extremely quickly once Hamilton was available,' former F1 driver Alex Wurz told the Austrian broadcaster ORF.
Lauda revealed to the German broadcaster RTL that, once...
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