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Schumacher stories squashed

Michael Schumacher's brow furrowed when, at Monza, reporters asked him about the rumours that see him either at McLaren or in retirement by the end of 2006. "I don't know why I have to repeat myself so often," said the 36-year-old, whose current deal runs out next year. "Nothing has changed. I am a Ferrari driver and I want to stay here for a long time."

In reality, the speculation should not be about switches to silver camps, but simply about whether he wants to drive at all. Some cynics say the McLaren link was fabricated by Willi Weber so as to drive up his Ferrari salary. Schumacher has another theory. "Perhaps Mercedes want to disturb Ferrari?"

Certainly, the word out of McLaren is no longer hazy. "Michael Schumacher is not going to come here," Ron Dennis insisted to a Finnish newspaper. Of the Kimi Raikkonen-to-Ferrari link, Dennis - McLaren's chief - added: "I hope he drives with us forever."

Schumacher, for sure, will not drive forever. In fact, at the Monza test, he admitted that he has not yet decided what he'll do post-'06. But the German added: "I cannot imagine setting a date for my last grand prix, as I am still having so much fun."

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