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Seven time world champion Michael Schumacher is showing no sign of regretting his decision to retire from formula one.

The major European newspaper Bild on Wednesday published a paparazzi photograph of the 38-year-old German, wearing nothing but bathers and sunglasses, lying beside a luxury hotel swimming pool in Miami (USA) with a huge cigar between his fingers.

Another photo snapped the former Ferrari driver, perched on a sun bed alongside his wife Corinna at South Beach's Ritz-Carlton, flipping idly through the pages of a racing magazine.

'Bild' humorously concluded that Schumacher had swapped pole position for 'pool position', and an observer added that the former driver was enjoying his holiday with his family without being recognised as a famous racer.

Schumacher's schedule will get a bit more serious next Monday, however, when he speaks at the launch of the UN Road Safety Week in London.

Schumacher, who recently played a match for his local squad FC Echichens, has also signed on to become a 'Swiss ambassador' for the UEFA Euro 2008 football tournament.

 

Miami?

Interesting

 

That would be crazy to spot schumi just hanging out at some hotel.

 

Threads merged.

 

Nice. No way will he have the privacy like that in Europe. Only NASCAR-merica.

Don't know what i'd even say if I bumped into him on the streets.

 

Europeans and the speedo.

 

I wonder if that guy at the top of the picture has a clue

 

He always liked the U.S. since very few people here knew who he was. That goes for almost all of the F-1 drivers. Back in February 2000 I was at a covered driving range hitting some golf balls on a rainy Saturday here in Las Vegas. I was the only one there when someome came in and set up next to me. I didn't pay much attention at first, but heard the British accent and looked over to see Nigel Mansell. He was very friendly and we struck up a conversation about his F-1 career. He then spent about 15 minutes giving me some good lessons on hitting my driver. He can hit a ball as well as he could drive a car. I think he was as surprised to run into someone who knew him as much as I was to see him here in Las Vegas.

 

That guy just turned to his wife and said: "Ah Germans, they're everywhere you go in Florida. Darn tourists."

 

Haha....

 

I wonder he dialed up Eddie Irvine while in Miami? That would be weird, seeing those two out at a pub in Miami.....

 

Don't think that him and Irvine really got along that well. Great photo though, nice speedo.

 

Corinna wouldn't want her husband to hang out with that playboy and his entourage.

 

Hahah...oh well, at least now he can have a Cigar.

 

or JPM? He lives in Miami too...

 

It's great he and his family can find a place to relax without all the paparazzi nonsense all over him. If he really want's privacy, he should come up to Central Michigan, during Walleye or Deer Hunting Seasons. Maybe he would like to do some ice fishing, next Winter?

Ciao...Paolo

 

Earlier in April while everybody went to Sepang, MS went for a swim with whales on the Canaries:

http://www.blick.ch/sport/formel1/artikel59738

 

...no matter how accurate they may be...

 

They dont have pubs in Miami, they have clubs. It must be nice for Schumi to have an entire country as a safe haven where nobody notices him.

 

It must be even nicer for Schumi II to have an entire planet where nobody notices him.

 

Lol..I would probably cream my draws...

 

Isn't privacy a big part (besides the tax status) why he settled on Switzerland to call home?

Does he still has the Falcon jet?